Strong’s G4453 · Greek
πωλέω
pōléō
Definition
to barter (as a pedlar), i.e. to sell
Etymology
probably ultimately from (to be busy, to trade);
Where the KJV renders it
- sell
- whatever is sold
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
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