πωλέω
pōleō
“to sell”
Definition
to barter (as a pedlar), i.e. to sell
probably ultimately from (to be busy, to trade);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
πωλέω appears 20 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
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