πωλέωpōléō
to barter (as a pedlar), i.e. to sell
Greek (New Testament) · G4453
Meanings
1. to exchange or barter.
2. to sell: Luke 17:28, Revelation 13:17; οἱ πωλοῦντες, Matthew 21:12, Matthew 25:9, Mark 11:15, Luke 19:45; with accusative of thing, Matthew 13:44, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 21:12, Mark 10:21, Mark 11:15, Luke 12:33, Luke 18:22, Luke 22:36, John 2:14, John 2:16, Acts 5:1 (namely αὐτά, αὐτόν), Acts 4:34, Acts 4:37. Pass., 1 Corinthians 10:25; with genitive pretii, Matthew 10:29, Luke 12:6.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 22 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 10:29 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.
- Matthew 13:44 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.
- Matthew 19:21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
- Matthew 21:12 Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.
- Matthew 25:9 “But the others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’
- Mark 10:21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.