Forms of the word

Dictionary
πωλέω
Greek transliteration
pōleō
Simplified transliteration
poleo
Principal Parts
(ἐπώλουν), -, ἐπώλησα, -, -, -

Numbers

Strong's number
4453
GK Number
4797

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
22
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(2a)
Gloss
to sell
Definition
to sell, Mt. 10:29; 13:44

Greek-English Concordance for πωλέω

Matthew 10:29 Are (pōleitai | πωλεῖται | pres pass ind 3 sg) not two sparrows sold (pōleitai | πωλεῖται | pres pass ind 3 sg) for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells (pōlei | πωλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) all that he has and buys that field.
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell (pōlēson | πώλησον | aor act imperative 2 sg) your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
Matthew 21:12 And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling (pōlountas | πωλοῦντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of those who were selling (pōlountōn | πωλούντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) doves.
Matthew 25:9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Perhaps there will not be enough for both us and you, so go rather to the dealers (pōlountas | πωλοῦντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) and buy some for yourselves.’
Mark 10:21 But Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing — go, sell (pōlēson | πώλησον | aor act imperative 2 sg) whatever you have and give the money to the poor; then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.”
Mark 11:15 Then they went into Jerusalem. And entering the temple, he began to drive out those who were selling (pōlountas | πωλοῦντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) and those who were buying in the temple; and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling (pōlountōn | πωλούντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) pigeons,
Luke 12:6 “Are (pōlountai | πωλοῦνται | pres pass ind 3 pl) not five sparrows sold (pōlountai | πωλοῦνται | pres pass ind 3 pl) for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.
Luke 12:33 Sell (pōlēsate | πωλήσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) your possessions and give alms. Make for yourselves moneybags that do not wear out, a treasure unfailing in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
Luke 17:28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling (epōloun | ἐπώλουν | imperf act ind 3 pl), they were planting, they were building;
Luke 18:22 Upon hearing this, Jesus said to him, “One thing you still lack: sell (pōlēson | πώλησον | aor act imperative 2 sg) all that you have and distribute the proceeds to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Luke 19:45 Having entered the temple, Jesus began to drive out those who were selling (pōlountas | πωλοῦντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) things,
Luke 22:36 He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And the one who has no sword, let him sell (pōlēsatō | πωλησάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) his cloak and buy one.
John 2:14 In the temple he found people selling (pōlountas | πωλοῦντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) cattle and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.
John 2:16 To those who (pōlousin | πωλοῦσιν | pres act ptcp dat pl masc) were (pōlousin | πωλοῦσιν | pres act ptcp dat pl masc) selling (pōlousin | πωλοῦσιν | pres act ptcp dat pl masc) doves he said, “Take those out of here! Do not make my Father’s house a marketplace!”
Acts 4:34 For there was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of land or houses sold (pōlountes | πωλοῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) them and brought the proceeds from what was sold
Acts 4:37 sold (pōlēsas | πωλήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) a field that belonged to him and brought the money and placed it at the apostles’ feet.
Acts 5:1 Now a man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold (epōlēsen | ἐπώλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a piece of property,
1 Corinthians 10:25 Eat whatever is (pōloumenon | πωλούμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg neut) sold (pōloumenon | πωλούμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg neut) in the marketplace, asking no question based on conscience,
Revelation 13:17 And no one was permitted to buy or to sell (pōlēsai | πωλῆσαι | aor act inf ) unless he bore the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of his name.

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