What does πιπράσκω (pipráskō) mean in the Bible?
πιπράσκω (pipráskō): Sell goods or persons; metaphorically, to surrender to sin's control through deliberate transaction.
Greek · G4097
πιπράσκω
To sell
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πιπράσκω G4097
Pronunciation pipráskō
What does πιπράσκω (pipráskō) mean in the Bible?
πιπράσκω (pipráskō): Sell goods or persons; metaphorically, to surrender to sin's control through deliberate transaction.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4097?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have been sold (2), [and] sold (1), [the] sales (1), after it was sold (1), be sold (1).
Where does πιπράσκω (pipráskō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:46. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Matthew (3), John (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It have been sold 2× Matthew 26:9, Mark 14:5
[and] sold 1× Matthew 13:46
[the] sales 1× Acts 4:34
after it was sold 1× Acts 5:4
be sold 1× Matthew 18:25
Selling 1× Acts 2:45
sold 1× John 12:5
sold as a slave 1× Romans 7:14
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Matthew 13:46 πέπρακεν to [and] sold Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 18:25 πραθῆναι to be sold Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Matthew 26:9 πραθῆναι to have been sold Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Mark 14:5 πραθῆναι to have been sold Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive John 12:5 ἐπράθη to sold Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 2:45 ἐπίπρασκον to Selling Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 4:34 πιπρασκομένων to [the] sales Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural Acts 5:4 πραθὲν to after it was sold Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular Romans 7:14 πεπραμένος to sold as a slave Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:46
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Matthew 3 Mark 1 John 1 Acts 3 Romans 1
Source forms
πραθῆναι 3x prathēnai Matthew 18:25, Matthew 26:9, Mark 14:5
ἐπίπρασκον 1x epipraskon Acts 2:45
ἐπράθη 1x eprathē John 12:5
πέπρακεν 1x pepraken Matthew 13:46
πεπραμένος 1x pepramenos Romans 7:14
πιπρασκομένων 1x pipraskomenōn Acts 4:34
πραθὲν 1x prathen Acts 5:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 3x Matthew 18:25, Matthew 26:9, Mark 14:5
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x John 12:5
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 5:4
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 2:45
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 13:46
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Romans 7:14
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural 1x Acts 4:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sell goods or persons; metaphorically, to surrender to sin's control through deliberate transaction.
Strong's G4097
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 3 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 13:46 Source Gloss
to sell
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Sell goods or persons; metaphorically, to surrender to sin's control through deliberate transaction.
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.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:46 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Active Indicative
πέπρακε pepraken
I sell
Read verse Matthew 18:25 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
πραθῆναι, praqhnai
I sell
Read verse Matthew 26:9 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
πραθῆναι praqhnai
I sell
Read verse Mark 14:5 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
πραθῆναι praqhnai
I sell
Read verse John 12:5 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐπράθη epraqh
I sell
Read verse Acts 2:45 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐπίπρασκον, epipraskon
I sell
Read verse Acts 4:34 Verb Present Passive Participle Genitive Plural Neuter
πιπρασκομένων, pipraskomenwn
I sell
Read verse Acts 5:4 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
πραθὲν praqen
I sell
Read verse Romans 7:14 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
πεπραμένος pepramenov
I sell
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 groups 3 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Aorist, Perfect, Imperfect, Present Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Aorist Passive Matt 18:25 · Matt 26:9 · Mark 14:5 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Perfect Active Matt 13:46 1×
Aorist Passive John 12:5 1×
Imperfect Active Acts 2:45 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Passive Acts 4:34 1×
Aorist Passive Acts 5:4 1×
Perfect Passive Rom 7:14 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 perfect 2 imperfect 1 present 1
Voice
passive 7 active 2
Mood
indicative 3 participle 3 infinitive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 13:46 πέπρακεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 18:25 πραθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 26:9 πραθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 14:5 πραθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive John 12:5 ἐπράθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 2:45 ἐπίπρασκον imperfect active indicative background Acts 4:34 πιπρασκομένων present passive participle participle Acts 5:4 πραθὲν aorist passive participle participle Romans 7:14 πεπραμένος perfect passive participle participle
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Selling possessions for financial transaction, literal commercial exchange
Selling property and possessions to distribute proceeds among believers
Selling a person into slavery as payment for debt obligation
Metaphorical sense: enslaved or subjected to sin's power and dominion
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain