What does πιπράσκω · ἁμαρτία mean in the Bible?
πιπράσκω · ἁμαρτία is a Greek phrase meaning "sold under sin; under sin's power as a slave".
Greek · G4097, G266
πεπραμένος ὑπὸ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν
To sell · a sin (properly abstract)
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πιπράσκωG4097to sell
Pronunciationpipráskō
Sell goods or persons; metaphorically, to surrender to sin's control through deliberate transaction.
Open lexicon entry →ἁμαρτίαG266a sin (properly abstract)
Pronunciationhamartía
Open lexicon entry →What does πεπραμένος ὑπὸ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν (pepramenos hypo tēn hamartian) mean in the Bible?
πιπράσκω · ἁμαρτία is a Greek phrase meaning "sold under sin; under sin's power as a slave".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4097, G266?
G4097, G266 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. sold under sin; under sin's power as a slave
Source Gloss
sold under sin; under sin's power as a slave
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms9TensesAorist, Perfect, Imperfect, PresentVoicesPassive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract3×
Aorist PassiveMatt 18:25 · Matt 26:9 · Mark 14:53×
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Perfect ActiveMatt 13:461×
Aorist PassiveJohn 12:51×
Imperfect ActiveActs 2:451×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality3×
Present PassiveActs 4:341×
Aorist PassiveActs 5:41×
Perfect PassiveRom 7:141×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist5perfect2imperfect1present1
Voice
passive7active2
Mood
indicative3participle3infinitive3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 13:46πέπρακενperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 18:25πραθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 26:9πραθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveMark 14:5πραθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 12:5ἐπράθηaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 2:45ἐπίπρασκονimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 4:34πιπρασκομένωνpresent passive participleparticipleActs 5:4πραθὲνaorist passive participleparticipleRomans 7:14πεπραμένοςperfect passive participleparticiple
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)