Greek · G4453, G5224 · unreviewed

πωλήσατε τὰ ὑπάρχοντα ὑμῶν

To sell · things extant or in hand, i.e. property or possessions

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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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ὑπάρχοντα G5224 things extant or in hand, i.e. property or possessions
Pronunciation hypárchonta
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What does πωλήσατε τὰ ὑπάρχοντα ὑμῶν (pōlēsate ta hyparchonta hymōn) mean in the Bible?

πωλέω · ὑπάρχοντα is a Greek word meaning "sell your possessions".

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Meaning

sell your possessions
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
Aorist Active Acts 4:37
Present Passive 1 Cor 10:25
Imperative command or strong request
Aorist Active Matt 19:21 · Mark 10:21 · Luke 18:22 · Luke 12:33 · Luke 22:36
Indicative states a fact or reality
Present Passive Matt 10:29 · Luke 12:6
Present Active Matt 13:44
Imperfect Active Luke 17:28
Aorist Active Acts 5:1
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract
Aorist Active Rev 13:17
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

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.

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