Quick Definition
I sell
Strong's Definition
to barter (as a pedlar), i.e. to sell
Derivation: probably ultimately from (to be busy, to trade);
KJV Usage: sell, whatever is sold
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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 ξΘλΗψ; properly, to barter, i. e. to sell: absolutely (opposed to ἀγοράζειν), Luk_17:28; Rev_13:17; οἱ πωλοῦντες (opposed to οἱ ἀγοράζοντες, buyers), sellers, Mat_21:12; Mat_25:9; Mar_11:15; Luk_19:45; with the accusative of a thing, Mat_13:44; Mat_19:21; Mat_21:12; Mar_10:21; Mar_11:15; Luke (); ; Joh_2:14; Joh_2:16; Act_5:1; supply αὐτόν, Act_4:37; αὐτά, Act_4:34; passive, 1Co_10:25; with a genitive of price added, Mat_10:29; Luk_12:6.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πωλέω pōleō 22x
to sell, Mat_10:29 ; Mat_13:44 sell.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πωλέω , -ῶ ,
[in LXX chiefly for H4376 ;]
1. to exchange or barter .
2. to sell: Luk_17:28 , Rev_13:17 ; οἱ πωλοῦντες , Mat_21:12 ; Mat_25:9 , Mar_11:15 , Luk_19:45 ; c . acc rei , Mat_13:44 ; Mat_19:21 ; Mat_21:12 , Mar_10:21 ; Mar_11:15 , Luk_12:33 ; Luk_18:22 ; Luk_22:36 , Joh_2:14 ; Joh_2:16 Act_5:1 ( sc . αὐτά , αὐτόν ), Act_4:34 ; Act_4:37 . Pass ., 1Co_10:25 ; c . gen . pretii, Mat_10:29 , Luk_12:6 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πωλέω [page 561]
From meaning originally put up for sale ( uendito ) πωλέω came to mean simply sell ( uendo ). This later sense, which alone is found in the NT, can be fully illustrated from the papyri, e.g. PSI IV. 356 .7 (B.C. 253 2) οὐθεὶς οὖν ἐν τοῖς τόποις πωλεῖ πρὸς σῖτον , ἀλλὰ πρὸς ἀργύριον , P Ryl II. 113 .8 (A.D. 133) μόλις πάντα τὰ ἐμαυτοῦ πωλήσας ἐδυνήθην πληρῶσαι , I was with difficulty able to complete this by selling all my property (cf. Mar_10:21 ), P Oxy III. 494 .19 (a Will A.D. 156) ἐξέστω δι᾽ αὐτῆς πωλεῖν καὶ ὑποτίθεσθαι ἃ ἐὰν αἱρῆται , she shall have the right to sell or mortgage on her own authority whatever she chooses, ib . VI. 932 .10 (late ii/A.D.) τὰ χοιρίδια χωρὶς μοῦ μὴ πώλι , do not sell the young pigs without me, P Tebt II. 421 .8 (iii/A.D.) (= Selections , p. 106) θέλις αὐτὸ πωλῆσα [ι ], πώλησον , if you wish to sell it, sell it, and P Oxy I. 83 .16 (A.D. 327), where an egg-seller undertakes to offer his eggs only in the public market, and not to sell secretly or in his own house κρυβῆ ἢ καὶ ἐν τῇ ἡμετέρᾳ οἰκίᾳ πωλῖν . For the rare pass. (cf. Rutherford NP p. 213) see the question to an oracle in ib . XII. 1477 .3 (iii/iv A.D.) εἶ πωλοῦμαι ; am I to be sold up? (Edd.), and for the subst. πώλησις see BGUI. 184 .1 (A.D. 72).
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
πωλέω πωλέω, "to exchange or barter" goods, "to sell or offer for sale", Hdt. , attic; c. gen. pretii, ἐς Σάρδις χρημάτων μεγάλων π. to sell "at a high" price for exportation to Sardis, Hdt. ; ἐπώλεε οὐδενὸς χρήματος refused "to sell" it at any price, id=Hdt. ; ἐρέσθαι ὁπόσου πωλεῖ to ask what he wants for it, Xen. ; absol., π. πρός τινα "to deal with" one, Ar. π. τέλη "to let out" the taxes, Lat. locare, Aeschin. "to sell", i. e. "give up, betray", Dem. :—of persons, "to be bought and sold", Ar.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
πωλέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for מָכַר ;]
__1. to exchange or barter.
__2. to sell: Luk.17:28, Rev.13:17; οἱ πωλοῦντες, Mat.21:12 25:9, Mrk.11:15, Luk.19:45; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:44 19:21 21:12, Mrk.10:21 11:15, Luk.12:33 18:22 22:36, Jhn.2:14, 16 Act.5:1 (sc. αὐτά, αὐτόν), Act.4:34, 37. Pass., 1Co.10:25; with genitive pretii, Mat.10:29, Luk.12:6.†
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