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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.
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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 12 times in 11 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6 - Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:8 - If she does not satisfy her owner, he must allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:8 - At the meeting I said to them, “We are doing all we can to redeem our Jewish relatives who have had to sell themselves to pagan foreigners, but you are selling them back into slavery again. How often must we redeem them?” And they had nothing to say in their defense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:16 - Some men from Tyre, who lived in Jerusalem, were bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise. They were selling it on the Sabbath to the people of Judah—and in Jerusalem at that!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:2 - Priests and laypeople,
servants and masters,
maids and mistresses,
buyers and sellers,
lenders and borrowers,
bankers and debtors—none will be spared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:12 - Yes, the time has come;
the day is here!
Buyers should not rejoice over bargains,
nor sellers grieve over losses,
for all of them will fall
under my terrible anger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:13 - Even if the merchants survive,
they will never return to their business.
For what God has said applies to everyone—
it will not be changed!
Not one person whose life is twisted by sin
will ever recover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:3 - They threw dice[fn] to decide which of my people
would be their slaves.
They traded boys to obtain prostitutes
and sold girls for enough wine to get drunk.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:4 - All this because Nineveh,
the beautiful and faithless city,
mistress of deadly charms,
enticed the nations with her beauty.
She taught them all her magic,
enchanting people everywhere.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:5 - The buyers slaughter their sheep without remorse. The sellers say, ‘Praise the LORD! Now I’m rich!’ Even the shepherds have no compassion for them.
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