verb
kapēleuamō
Greekκαπηλεύω (kapēleuō)
Strong’sG2585
I hawk, trade in
stem kapēleu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* καπηλεύω
(< κάπηλος, a huckster, cf. Is 1:22(LXX), Si 26:29),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2585 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkap-ale-yoo'-o
to retail, i.e. (by implication) to adulterate (figuratively)
Fromfrom κάπηλος (a huckster);
King Jamescorrupt.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kapēleuarōtoisκαπηλεύοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | peddle | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kapēleuamō | kapēleuame | kapēleuami | kapēleuama | kapēleuamē | kapēleuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kapēleuasō | kapēleuase | kapēleuasi | kapēleuasa | kapēleuasē | kapēleuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kapēleuatō | kapēleuate | kapēleuati | kapēleuata | kapēleuatē | kapēleuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kapēleuanō | kapēleuane | kapēleuani | kapēleuana | kapēleuanē | kapēleuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kapēleuavō | kapēleuave | kapēleuavi | kapēleuava | kapēleuavē | kapēleuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kapēleualō | kapēleuale | kapēleuali | kapēleuala | kapēleualē | kapēleualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kapēleuameiō | kapēleuameia | kapēleuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kapēleuaseiō | kapēleuaseia | kapēleuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kapēleuateiō | kapēleuateia | kapēleuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kapēleuaneiō | kapēleuaneia | kapēleuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kapēleuaveiō | kapēleuaveia | kapēleuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kapēleualeiō | kapēleualeia | kapēleualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kapēleuasōr | kapēleuasar | kapēleuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kapēleuatōr | kapēleuatar | kapēleuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kapēleuavōr | kapēleuavar | kapēleuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kapēleualōr | kapēleualar | kapēleualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kapēleuamoiō | kapēleuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kapēleuasoiō | kapēleuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kapēleuatoiō | kapēleuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kapēleuanoiō | kapēleuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kapēleuavoiō | kapēleuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kapēleualoiō | kapēleualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kapēleuarō | kapēleuari | kapēleuara | kapēleuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kapēleuarōtos1× | kapēleuaritos | kapēleuaratos | kapēleuarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kapēleu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
kapēleuarōtois“peddle”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 2:17“peddle”ouk gar anō hōs tois pollois kapēleuarōtois ton logon tou theou, alla hōs ek eilikrineiau, alla hōs ek theou katenanti theou en Christo lalanō.For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.