What does πωλέω · ἀγοράζω mean in the Bible?
πωλέω · ἀγοράζω is a Greek phrase meaning "selling and buying".
Greek · G4453, G59
πωλοῦντας καὶ ἀγοράζοντας
To sell · to buy
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πωλέωG4453to sell
Pronunciationpōléō
To sell by exchanging goods for money; used literally and metaphorically for surrendering possessions.
Open lexicon entry →ἀγοράζωG59to buy
Pronunciationagorázō
To buy, especially with redemptive connotation in NT: Christ purchasing believers through sacrifice.
Open lexicon entry →What does πωλοῦντας καὶ ἀγοράζοντας (pōlountas kai agorazontas) mean in the Bible?
πωλέω · ἀγοράζω is a Greek phrase meaning "selling and buying".
Full entry for πωλοῦντας καὶ ἀγοράζοντας (G4453, G59) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4453, G59?
G4453, G59 is connected to 22 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. selling and buying
Source Gloss
selling and buying
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 groups4Aligned forms22TensesPresent, Aorist, ImperfectVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality11×
Present ActiveMatt 21:12 · Matt 25:9 · Mark 11:15 · Luke 19:45 · John 2:14 · John 2:16 · Acts 4:349×
Aorist ActiveActs 4:371×
Present Passive1 Cor 10:251×
Imperativecommand or strong request5×
Aorist ActiveMatt 19:21 · Mark 10:21 · Luke 18:22 · Luke 12:33 · Luke 22:365×
Indicativestates a fact or reality5×
Present PassiveMatt 10:29 · Luke 12:62×
Present ActiveMatt 13:441×
Imperfect ActiveLuke 17:281×
Aorist ActiveActs 5:11×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveRev 13:171×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 29 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist23present4imperfect1perfect1
Voice
active25passive4
Mood
indicative12subjunctive6participle5imperative3infinitive3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 13:44ἀγοράζειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 13:46ἠγόρασενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 14:15ἀγοράσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 25:10ἀγοράσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 25:9ἀγοράσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 27:7ἠγόρασανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 6:36ἀγοράσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 6:37ἀγοράσωμενaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 11:15ἀγοράζονταςpresent active participleparticipleMark 15:46ἀγοράσαςaorist active participleparticipleMark 16:1ἠγόρασανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 9:13ἀγοράσωμενaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 14:18ἠγόρασαaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 14:19ἠγόρασαaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 17:28ἠγόραζονimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 22:36ἀγορασάτωaorist active imperativeimperativeJohn 4:8ἀγοράσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 6:5ἀγοράσωμενaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 13:29Ἀγόρασονaorist active imperativeimperative1 Corinthians 6:20ἠγοράσθητεaorist passive indicativecompleted1 Corinthians 7:23ἠγοράσθητεaorist passive indicativecompleted1 Corinthians 7:30ἀγοράζοντεςpresent active participleparticiple2 Peter 2:1ἀγοράσανταaorist active participleparticipleRevelation 3:18ἀγοράσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveRevelation 5:9ἠγόρασαςaorist active indicativecompletedRevelation 13:17ἀγοράσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveRevelation 14:3ἠγορασμένοιperfect passive participleparticipleRevelation 14:4ἠγοράσθησανaorist passive indicativecompletedRevelation 18:11ἀγοράζειpresent active indicativeongoing
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)