To peddle
καπηλεύωStrong’s G2585kapēleuō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Kapēleuō is the Greek word usually translated “peddling”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.”
Meaning
Usually translated “peddling”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- peddling 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
καπηλεύω kapēleuō · to peddle
καπηλεύω (κάπηλος, a huckster, cf. Isa.1:22 (LXX), Sir.26:29) to make a trade of (RV, mg., make merchandise of), or perhaps (cf. Isa, l.with) to corrupt (RV, tit.): 2Co.2:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “peddle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PED'DLE, verb intransitive
To be busy about trifles.
- To travel about the country and retail goods.
All definitions and other forms of “peddle”
PED'DLE, verb transitive
To sell or retail, usually by traveling about the country.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.