To sell
πιπράσκωStrong’s G4097pipraskō
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pipraskō is the Greek word usually translated “sold”, “has sold” and “have been sold”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sold”, “has sold” and “have been sold”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to be sold 2
- he has sold 1
- to have been sold 1
- was sold 1
- they were selling 1
- is sold 1
- having been sold 1
- sold 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Acts 3
- Mark 1
- John 1
- Romans 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 18:25But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
- Matthew 26:9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
- Mark 14:5For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
- John 12:5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
- Acts 2:45And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
- Acts 4:34Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
Greek dictionary
πιπράσκω pipraskō · to sell
πιπράσκω [in LXX chiefly for מָכַר ni. ;] to sell: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:46 (on this pf., see Bl., § 59, 5), Act.2:45 4:34 5:4; with genitive (of price), Mat.26:9, Mrk.14:5, Jhn.12:5; with accusative of person(s) (of slavery), Mat.18:25; hence metaphorically, Rom.7:14 (cf. 4Ki.17:17, 1Ma.1:15, al.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sell” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SELL, noun
[Latin sella.]
A saddle, and a throne. Obs.
All definitions and other forms of “sell”
SELL, verb transitive
preterit tense and participle passive sold. [
- To transfer property or the exclusive right of possession to another for an equivalent in money. Genesis 37:27
- To betray; to deliver or surrender for money or reward; as, to sell one's country.
- To yield or give for a certain consideration. the troops fought like lions, and sold their lives dearly. that is, they yielded their lives, but first destroyed many, which made it a dear purchase for their enemies.
- In Scripture, to give up to be harassed and made slaves.“He sold them into the hands of their enemies” Judges 2:14
- To part with; to renounce or forsake.“Buy the truth and sell it not” Proverbs 23:23
SELL, verb intransitive
- To have commerce; to practice selling.
- To be sold.
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.