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πωλεῖ πάντα

To sell · all, any, every, the whole

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πωλέω G4453 to sell
Pronunciation pōléō
To sell by exchanging goods for money; used literally and metaphorically for surrendering possessions.
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πᾶς G3956 all, any, every, the whole
Pronunciation pâs
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What does πωλεῖ πάντα (pōlei panta) mean in the Bible?

πωλέω · πᾶς is a Greek word meaning "sells everything".

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Meaning

sells everything
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Aorist Imperfect
Voices
Active Passive
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 11×
Present Active Matt 21:12 · Matt 25:9 · Mark 11:15 · Luke 19:45 · John 2:14 · John 2:16 · Acts 4:34 9×
Aorist Active Acts 4:37 1×
Present Passive 1 Cor 10:25 1×
Imperative command or strong request 5×
Aorist Active Matt 19:21 · Mark 10:21 · Luke 18:22 · Luke 12:33 · Luke 22:36 5×
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Present Passive Matt 10:29 · Luke 12:6 2×
Present Active Matt 13:44 1×
Imperfect Active Luke 17:28 1×
Aorist Active Acts 5:1 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Rev 13:17 1×
22 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 21 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 ongoing 3 imperative 5 background 1 infinitive 1 participle 10
Tense
present 12 aorist 8 imperfect 1
Voice
active 18 passive 3
Mood
participle 10 indicative 5 imperative 5 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 10:29 πωλεῖται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 13:44 πωλεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 19:21 πώλησόν aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 21:12 πωλούντων present active participle participle Matthew 25:9 πωλοῦντας present active participle participle Mark 10:21 πώλησον aorist active imperative imperative Mark 11:15 πωλοῦντας present active participle participle Mark 11:15 πωλούντων present active participle participle Luke 12:33 πωλήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Luke 12:6 πωλοῦνται present passive indicative ongoing Luke 17:28 ἐπώλουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 18:22 πώλησον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 19:45 πωλοῦντας present active participle participle Luke 22:36 πωλησάτω aorist active imperative imperative John 2:14 πωλοῦντας present active participle participle John 2:16 πωλοῦσιν present active participle participle Acts 4:34 πωλοῦντες present active participle participle Acts 4:37 πωλήσας aorist active participle participle Acts 5:1 ἐπώλησεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 10:25 πωλούμενον present passive participle participle Revelation 13:17 πωλῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive

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)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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