Greek root word (lemma) ‘πωλέω’ (pōleō)

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This root form (lemma) ‘πωλέω’ is used in 15 different forms in the Greek originals: Πωλήσατε (V-MAA2··P), πωλήσας (V-PAA·NMS), πωλεῖ (V-IPA3··S), πωλεῖται (V-IPP3··S), πωλησάτω (V-MAA3··S), πωλούμενον (V-PPP·ANS), πωλούντων (V-PPA·GMP), πωλοῦνται (V-IPP3··P), πωλοῦντας (V-PPA·AMP), πωλοῦντες (V-PPA·NMP), πωλοῦσιν (V-PPA·DMP), πωλῆσαι (V-NAA····), πώλησον (V-MAA2··S), ἐπώλησεν (V-IAA3··S), ἐπώλουν (V-IIA3··P).

It is glossed in 12 different ways: ‘are_being sold’, ‘being sold’, ‘having sold it’, ‘is selling’, ‘is_being sold’, ‘to sell’, ‘him let sell’, ‘they were selling’, ‘sell’, ‘selling’, ‘selling them’, ‘sold’.

Have 22 uses of Greek root word (lemma) ‘pōleō’ (verb) in the Greek originals

Yhn (Jhn) 2:14 πωλοῦντας (pōlountas) PPA·AMP ‘the temple the ones selling oxen and sheep’ SR GNT Yhn 2:14 word 7

OET-LV: 14 And he _found in the temple the ones selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money-changers sitting. (JHN_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 There in the temple, he discovered merchants selling cows and sheep and doves, and moneychangers sitting at their tables. (JHN 2:14)

Yhn (Jhn) 2:16 πωλοῦσιν (pōlousin) PPA·DMP ‘and to the ones doves selling he said take_away these things’ SR GNT Yhn 2:16 word 6

OET-LV: 16 And to _the ones selling the doves he _said: Take _away these things from _here, not be _making the house of _the father of _me a_house of _business. (JHN_2:16)

OET-RV: 16 He scolded the ones selling doves, saying, “Get them out of here! Don’t be making my father’s house into a market.” (JHN 2:16)

Mark 10:21 πώλησον (pōlaʸson) MAA2··S ‘be going as_much_as you are having sell and give poor’ SR GNT Mark 10:21 word 25

OET-LV: 21 And the Yaʸsous having _focused _in on _him, loved him and said to _him: one thing is _lacking you: be _going, sell as _much _as you _are _having, and give poor, and you _will _be _having treasure in heaven, and come, be _following after _me. (MRK_10:21)

OET-RV: 21 Yeshua looked up at him with genuine love and said, “There’s one thing still to be done: sell everything you have and give the money to the poor—then you’ll have wealth in heaven. After that, come and follow me.” (MRK 10:21)

Mark 11:15 πωλοῦντας (pōlountas) PPA·AMP ‘he began to_be throwing_out the ones selling and the ones buying’ SR GNT Mark 11:15 word 24

OET-LV: 15 And they _are _coming to Hierousalaʸm, and having _come _in into the temple, he _began to _be _throwing _out the ones selling and the ones buying in the temple, and the tables of _the moneychangers and he _overturned the seats of _the ones selling the doves. (MRK_11:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then they came back into Yerushalem and on into the temple where Yeshua started driving out the sellers and the buyers that were trading in there. Then he tipped over the tables of the money-changers and the chairs of the ones selling doves, (MRK 11:15)

Mark 11:15 πωλούντων (pōlountōn) PPA·GMP ‘the seats of the ones selling the doves he overturned’ SR GNT Mark 11:15 word 43

Mat 10:29 πωλεῖται (pōleitai) IPP3··S ‘two sparrows for an assarion_coin is_being sold and one of’ SR GNT Mat 10:29 word 6

OET-LV: 29 Not two sparrows is _being _sold for_an_assarion_coin? And not one of them will _be _falling to the ground, apart _from the father of _you _all. (MAT_10:29)

OET-RV: 29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for almost nothing? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your father being involved. (MAT 10:29)

Mat 13:44 πωλεῖ (pōlei) IPA3··S ‘of it is going and is selling all as_much_as he is having’ SR GNT Mat 13:44 word 27

OET-LV: 44 The kingdom of _the heavens is similar to _treasure having _been _hidden in the field, which a_man having _found hid, and from the joy of _it is _going and is _selling all as _much _as he _is _having, and is _buying the that field. (MAT_13:44)

OET-RV: 44 “The heavenly kingdom is like a field that had had treasure hidden in it. When someone found the treasure, they hid it again, and with great excitement went and sold everything they had so they could buy that field. (MAT 13:44)

Mat 19:21 πώλησον (pōlaʸson) MAA2··S ‘perfect to_be be going sell of you the things possessing’ SR GNT Mat 19:21 word 12

OET-LV: 21 The Yaʸsous was _saying to _him: If you _are _wanting to _be perfect, be _going, sell the things possessing of _you and give to_the_poor and you _will _be _having treasure in the_heavens, and come, be _following after _me. (MAT_19:21)

OET-RV: 21 “If you want to be perfect,” answered Yeshua, “go and sell what you own and give to the poor, and then you’ll have treasure in the heavens. Then come and follow me.” (MAT 19:21)

Mat 21:12 πωλοῦντας (pōlountas) PPA·AMP ‘he throw_out all the ones selling and buying in’ SR GNT Mat 21:12 word 14

OET-LV: 12 And Yaʸsous came _in into the temple, and he _throw _out all the ones selling and buying in the temple, and he _overturned the tables of _the moneychangers, and the seats of _the ones selling the doves. (MAT_21:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then Yeshua dismounted and entered the temple. He drove out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who were selling doves, (MAT 21:12)

Mat 21:12 πωλούντων (pōlountōn) PPA·GMP ‘the seats of the ones selling the doves’ SR GNT Mat 21:12 word 30

Mat 25:9 πωλοῦντας (pōlountas) PPA·AMP ‘rather to the ones selling and buy for yourselves’ SR GNT Mat 25:9 word 21

OET-LV: 9 But the prudent answered saying: Lest by _no _means may_ not _suffice for _us and you _all, rather be _going to the ones selling, and buy for _yourselves. (MAT_25:9)

OET-RV: 9 But the sensible ones answered, ‘We don’t have enough for everyone. You need to go to the stall and buy some for your lamps.’ (MAT 25:9)

Luke 12:6 πωλοῦνται (pōlountai) IPP3··P ‘not five sparrows are_being sold for assarion_coins two and’ SR GNT Luke 12:6 word 4

OET-LV: 6 are_ not five sparrows _being _sold for_ two _assarions? And not one of them is having _been _forgotten before the god. (LUK_12:6)

OET-RV: 6 “Aren’t five small birds sold for just a couple of small coins? Yet not one of those birds is forgotten by God. (LUK 12:6)

Luke 12:33 Πωλήσατε (Pōlaʸsate) MAA2··P ‘sell the things possessing of you_all’ SR GNT Luke 12:33 word 1

OET-LV: 33 Sell the things possessing of _you _all, and give alms. Make to _yourselves purses not being _grown _old, a_treasure inexhaustible in the heavens, where thief is_ not _nearing nor moth is _ruining. (LUK_12:33)

OET-RV: 33 Sell what you own and give to the poor and so store your wealth in heaven where it won’t deteriorate or get lost or stolen from you, (LUK 12:33)

Luke 17:28 ἐπώλουν (epōloun) IIA3··P ‘they were eating they were drinking they were buying they were selling they were planting they were building’ SR GNT Luke 17:28 word 13

OET-LV: 28 Likewise as it _became in the days of _Lōt/(Lōţ): they _were _eating, they _were _drinking, they _were _buying, they _were _selling, they _were _planting, they _were _building, (LUK_17:28)

OET-RV: 28 It was similar in Lot’s time: people were eating and drinking, and buying and selling, and planting and building, (LUK 17:28)

Luke 18:22 πώλησον (pōlaʸson) MAA2··S ‘all as_much_as you are having sell and distribute to the poor’ SR GNT Luke 18:22 word 16

OET-LV: 22 And the Yaʸsous having _heard, said to _him: Still one thing is _lacking to _you, all as _much _as you _are _having, sell and distribute to_the_poor, and you _will _be _having treasure in the_heavens, and come, be _following after _me. (LUK_18:22)

OET-RV: 22 “Then you’re lacking only one more thing,” Yeshua added. “Sell everything you own and distribute the money to the poor, then you’ll have treasure in the heavens. Then come and follow me.” (LUK 18:22)

Luke 19:45 πωλοῦντας (pōlountas) PPA·AMP ‘he began to_be throwing_out the ones selling’ SR GNT Luke 19:45 word 11

OET-LV: 45 And having _come _in into the temple, he _began to _be _throwing _out the ones selling, (LUK_19:45)

OET-RV: 45 Then Yeshua went into the temple and started throwing out the traders, (LUK 19:45)

Luke 22:36 πωλησάτω (pōlaʸsatō) MAA3··S ‘the one not having him let sell the coat of him’ SR GNT Luke 22:36 word 23

OET-LV: 36 and He _said to _them: But now the one having a_purse let _him _take _up it, likewise also a_knapsack, and the one not having, a_sword let _him _sell the coat of _him, and let _him _buy. (LUK_22:36)

OET-RV: 36 “But now,” Yeshua continued, “if you have a wallet, take it and same with a backpack. If you don’t have a sword, sell your coat and buy one, (LUK 22:36)

Acts 4:34 πωλοῦντες (pōlountes) PPA·NMP ‘or houses were being selling them they were bringing the values’ SR GNT Acts 4:34 word 19

OET-LV: 34 For/Because not _even any impoverished was among them, because/for as _many _as were _being owners of _properties or houses, selling them they _were _bringing the values of _the things being _sold, (ACT_4:34)

OET-RV: 34 None of them were lacking anything, because any of them who owned properties or houses would sell them and donate the proceeds. (ACT 4:34)

Acts 4:37 πωλήσας (pōlaʸsas) PAA·NMS ‘possessing by him of a field having sold it brought the money’ SR GNT Acts 4:37 word 5

OET-LV: 37 possessing by _him of_a_field, having _sold it brought the money and laid it before the feet of _the ambassadors. (ACT_4:37)

OET-RV: 37 owned a field which he sold, and brought the money and put it down in front of the missionaries. (ACT 4:37)

Acts 5:1 ἐπώλησεν (epōlaʸsen) IAA3··S ‘the wife of him sold a property’ SR GNT Acts 5:1 word 12

OET-LV: 5 But a_certain man by_the_name Ananias, with Sapfeiraʸ the wife of _him, sold a_property (ACT_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 But in contrast, a couple named Ananias and Sapphira sold a property (ACT 5:1)

1 Cor 10:25 πωλούμενον (pōloumenon) PPP·ANS ‘everything in the meat_market being sold be eating nothing examining’ SR GNT 1 Cor 10:25 word 5

OET-LV: 25 Everything which in the_meat _market being _sold be _eating, nothing examining because _of the conscience. (CO1_10:25)

OET-RV: 25 You can eat anything that’s sold at the meat market without even raising questions of conscience, (CO1 10:25)

Rev 13:17 πωλῆσαι (pōlaʸsai) NAA···· ‘may_be able to buy or to sell except the one having’ SR GNT Rev 13:17 word 9

OET-LV: 17 and that not someone may _be _able to _buy or to _sell, except not/lest the one having the mark, the name of _the wild _animal, or the number of _the name of _it. (REV_13:17)

OET-RV: 17 Then the land creature ordered that no one could buy or sell anything if they don’t have that mark. The mark was the name of the sea creature or the number that stood for its name. (REV 13:17)

Lemmas with similar glosses to ‘πωλέω’ (pōleō)

Have 9 uses of Greek root word (lemma) ‘pipraskō’ (verb) in the Greek originals

Yhn (Jhn) 12:5 ἐπράθη (eprathaʸ) IAP3··S ‘this ointment not was sold for/because three_hundred daʸnarion_coins and’ SR GNT Yhn 12:5 word 7

OET-LV: 5 for/because_ Why _reason this the ointment was_ not _sold for/because _three _hundred daʸnarion_coins, and was _given to_the_poor? (JHN_12:5)

OET-RV: 5 “How come this lotion wasn’t sold for almost a year’s wages and then the money given to the poor?” (JHN 12:5)

Mark 14:5 πραθῆναι (prathaʸnai) NAP···· ‘for this ointment to_be sold for over daʸnarion_coins three_hundred’ SR GNT Mark 14:5 word 8

OET-LV: 5 For/Because this the ointment was _able to _be _sold for _over three _hundred daʸnarion_coins and to _be _given to _the poor. And they _were _admonishing to _her. (MRK_14:5)

OET-RV: 5 then they scolded the woman because a flask of genuine lotion like this could easily fetch almost a year’s wages if it was sold. (MRK 14:5)

Mat 13:46 πέπρακεν (pepraken) IEA3··S ‘precious pearl having gone_away he has sold all things as_many_as he was having’ SR GNT Mat 13:46 word 9

OET-LV: 46 and having _found one precious pearl, having _gone _away, he _has _sold all things as _many _as he _was _having, and bought it. (MAT_13:46)

OET-RV: 46 and when they found one outstanding pearl, they went and sold everything they had so they could buy that pearl. (MAT 13:46)

Mat 18:25 πραθῆναι (prathaʸnai) NAP···· ‘him the master to_be sold and the wife’ SR GNT Mat 18:25 word 11

OET-LV: 25 But of _him not having means to _give _back, the master commanded him to _be _sold, and the wife, and the children, and all things as _many _as was _having, and payment to _be _given _back. (MAT_18:25)

OET-RV: 25 but since he had no way of repaying it, the master commanded for him and his wife and children and all their possessions to be sold to help pay off the debt. (MAT 18:25)

Mat 26:9 πραθῆναι (prathaʸnai) NAP···· ‘was able for this to_be sold for much and to_be given’ SR GNT Mat 26:9 word 6

OET-LV: 9 For/Because this was _able to _be _sold for _much and to _be _given to_the_poor. (MAT_26:9)

OET-RV: 9 That could have been sold and raised a lot of money to give to the poor.” (MAT 26:9)

Acts 2:45 ἐπίπρασκον (epipraskon) IIA3··P ‘and their possessions they were selling and they were dividing them’ SR GNT Acts 2:45 word 10

OET-LV: 45 and they _were _selling their properties and their possessions, and they _were _dividing them to _all, anyone was _having as _much _as would need. (ACT_2:45)

OET-RV: 45 Some sold their properties and possessions and divided them among the group so that everyone had everything they needed. (ACT 2:45)

Acts 4:34 πιπρασκομένων (pipraskomenōn) PPP·GNP ‘the values of the things being sold’ SR GNT Acts 4:34 word 26

OET-RV: 34 None of them were lacking anything, because any of them who owned properties or houses would sell them and donate the proceeds. (ACT 4:34)

Acts 5:4 πραθέν (prathen) PAP·NNS ‘to you it was remaining and having_been sold in your authority’ SR GNT Acts 5:4 word 9

OET-LV: 4 Not remaining unsold it _was _remaining to _you, and having _been _sold it _was _being in the your authority? Why that you _purposed in the heart of _you the this matter? You _lied not to _people, but to_ the _god. (ACT_5:4)

OET-RV: 4 Wasn’t it yours before it was sold? And even when it was sold, the money was still yours. Why did you decide to handle it like this? It wasn’t people that you’re lying to, but God.” (ACT 5:4)

Rom 7:14 πεπραμένος (pepramenos) PEP·NMS ‘but fleshy am having_been sold under sin’ SR GNT Rom 7:14 word 14

OET-LV: 14 For/Because we _have _known that the the_law spiritual is, but I fleshy am, having _been _sold under the sin. (ROM_7:14)

OET-RV: 14 We know that God’s law is spiritual, but I am physical, having been born into sin. (ROM 7:14)

Key: V=verb