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Koine Greek wordlink #161960

SR GNT Rev 13:17 πωλῆσαι (pōlaʸsai) ‘may_be able to buy or to sell except the one having’ Strongs=44530 Lemma=pōleō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=aorist voice=active
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form πωλῆσαι (V-NAA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘πωλῆσαι’ (V-NAA····) is always and only glossed as ‘to sell’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘pōleō’ have 12 different glosses: ‘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’.

Greek words (5) other than πωλῆσαι (V-NAA····) with a gloss related to ‘sell’

MARK 10:21 πώλησον (pōlaʸson) V-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)

MAT 19:21 πώλησον (pōlaʸson) V-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)

LUKE 12:33 Πωλήσατε (Pōlaʸsate) V-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 18:22 πώλησον (pōlaʸson) V-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 22:36 πωλησάτω (pōlaʸsatō) V-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)

Key: V=verb