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Lexicon :: Strong's G4453 - pōleō

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πωλέω
Transliteration
pōleō (Key)
Pronunciation
po-leh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably ultimately from pelomai (to be busy, to trade)
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Strong’s Definitions

πωλέω pōléō, po-leh'-o; probably ultimately from πέλομαι pélomai (to be busy, to trade); to barter (as a pedlar), i.e. to sell:—sell, whatever is sold.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G4453 in the following manner: sell (21x), be sold (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G4453 in the following manner: sell (21x), be sold (1x).

  1. to barter, to sell

  2. sellers

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πωλέω pōléō, po-leh'-o; probably ultimately from πέλομαι pélomai (to be busy, to trade); to barter (as a pedlar), i.e. to sell:—sell, whatever is sold.
STRONGS G4453:
πωλέω, πώλω; imperfect ἐπώλουν; 1 aorist ἐπώλησα; present passive πωλοῦμαι; (πελῶ πέλομαι, to turn, turn about, (Curtius, § 633, p. 470), from which (through the noun πωλη; Lob. in Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii. 57 bottom) πωλοῦμαι, Latinversor, followed by εἰς with the accusative of place, to frequent a place; cf. the Latinvenio andveneo); from Herodotus down; the Sept. for מָכַר; properly, to barter, i. e. to sell: absolutely (opposed to ἀγοράζειν), Luke 17:28; Revelation 13:17; οἱ πωλοῦντες (opposed to οἱ ἀγοράζοντες, buyers), sellers, Matthew 21:12; Matthew 25:9; Mark 11:15; Luke 19:45; with the accusative of a thing, Matthew 13:44; Matthew 19:21; Matthew 21:12; Mark 10:21; Mark 11:15; Luke (Luke 12:33); Luke 18:22; 22:36; John 2:14, 16; Acts 5:1; supply αὐτόν, Acts 4:37; αὐτά, Acts 4:34; passive, 1 Corinthians 10:25; with a genitive of price added, Matthew 10:29; Luke 12:6.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
10:29; 13:44; 19:21; 21:12; 21:12; 25:9
Mark
10:21; 11:15; 11:15
Luke
12:6; 12:33; 17:28; 18:22; 19:45; 22:36
John
2:14; 2:16
Acts
4:34; 4:37; 5:1
1 Corinthians
10:25
Revelation
13:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4453 matches the Greek πωλέω (pōleō),
which occurs 22 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:29 - Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?[fn] And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:44 - “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 - Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:12 - And Jesus entered the temple[fn] and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:9 - But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:21 - And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:15 - And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:6 - Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?[fn] And not one of them is forgotten before God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:33 - Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:28 - Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:22 - When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:45 - And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:36 - He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:14 - In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:16 - And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:34 - There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:37 - sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:1 - But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:25 - Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:17 - so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.
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