πωλέω

πωλέω — pōléō

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), 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.