pōleō · sell

What it means

pōleō (πωλέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sell”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To hand something over to another in exchange for money.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• sell ×7
• sold ×7
• were selling ×7
• sells ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×6
• Mark×3
• Luke×6
• John×2
• Acts×3
• 1 Corinthians×1
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 10:29

  Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

• Matthew 13:44

  The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

• Matthew 19:21

  Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give them to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

• Matthew 21:12

  And Jesus entered into the temple and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

• Matthew 25:9

  But the wise answered, saying, ‘No; otherwise there will certainly not be enough for us and for you; go instead to those who sell and buy for yourselves.’

• Mark 10:21

  And Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

• Mark 11:15

  And they come to Jerusalem. And entering into the temple, he began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

• Luke 12:6

  Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

• Luke 12:33

  Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.

• Luke 17:28

  Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

• Luke 18:22

  And hearing this, Jesus said to him, “One thing is still lacking for you: sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

• Luke 19:45

  And entering into the temple, he began to drive out those who were selling,

• Luke 22:36

  And he said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise also a bag; and let the one who does not have one sell his cloak and buy a sword.

• John 2:14

  And in the temple he found those who were selling cattle and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting there.

• John 2:16

  And to those who were selling the doves he said, “Take these things out of here! Do not make the house of my Father a house of trade!”

• Acts 4:34

  For there was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds of what was sold

• Acts 4:37

  since he had a field, sold it, brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

• Acts 5:1

  But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a property,

• 1 Corinthians 10:25

  Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions because of conscience,

• Revelation 13:17

  and that no one may be able to buy or to sell except the one who has the mark, the name of the beast or the number of its name.

And 2 more times.