verb
pipraskomō
Strong’sG4097
I sell
stem piprask-9 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
πιπράσκω,
[in LXX chiefly for מכר ni.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4097 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpip-ras'-ko
from the base of G4008); to traffic (by travelling), i.e. dispose of as merchandise or into slavery (literally or figuratively)
Fromcontracted from περάω (to traverse;
King Jamessell.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
3rd.pers. plural περνᾶσι Refs 6th c.BC+; participle περνάς Refs 8th c.BC+: Epic dialect Iterat. 3rd.pers. singular πέρνασκε Refs 8th c.BC+: Epic dialect future infinitive περάαν Refsaorist ἐπέρασσαRefs 8th c.BC+; participle περάσαντες Refs; aorist optative 3rd.pers. singular περάσειε [ᾰ] Refs 8th c.BC+; aorist subjunctive 2nd pers. plural περάσητε Refs; also aorist ἔπρησα Refs 6th c.BC+: perfect πέπρᾱκα Refs 4th c.BC+pluperfect ἐπεπράκειν [ᾱ] Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, present 3rd.pers. singular πέρνᾰται Refs 5th c.BC+: imperfect 3rd.pers. plural ἐπέρναντο Refs 5th c.BC+; participle περνάμενος [ᾰ] Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect participle once πεπερημένος Refs; elsewhere the perfect is Attic dialect πέπρᾱμαι, Refs 5th c.BC+, infinitive πεπρᾶσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; Ionic dialect πέπρημαι Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive πεπρῆσθαιRefs: pluperfect ἐπέπρᾱτο Refs 5th c.BC+aorist Trag. and Attic dialect ἐπράθην [ᾱ] Refs 6th c.BC+; Ionic dialect ἐπρήθην Refs 5th c.BC+future πεπράσομαι [ᾱ] LXX+5th c.BC+ P.: Aeolic dialect present infinitive πόρναμεν Refs 5th c.AD+ (perhaps πορνάμεναι): present participle passive πορνάμεναιRefs —In Attic dialect the usual present in active sense is πωλέω, future ἀποδώσομαι, aorist ἀπεδόμην: from πέπρᾱμαι, ἐπράθην, etc. is formed the later present passive πιπράσκομαι, first found in Refs 5th c.BC+, and from this the present active πιπράσκω first found in Refs 2nd c.AD+: imperfect ἐπίπρασκον Refs 1st c.AD+; Ionic dialect πιπρήσκω Refs 5th c.BC+:—export for sale, in Epic dialect usually of exporting captives to foreign parts for sale as slaves, πολλοὺς ζωοὺς ἑλον ἠδὲ πέρασσα Refs 8th c.BC+; π. τινὰ Αῆμνον sell one to Lemnos, Refs 8th c.BC+; κατ᾽ ἀλλοθρόους ἀνθρώπουςRefs 8th c.BC+; later also of other merchandise, ὡς χαραδριὸν περνάς Refs 5th c.BC+[same place]:—passive, κτήματα περνάμεν᾽ ἵκει Refs 8th c.BC+
2 simply, sell (as always in the Attic dialect forms), τὰ κτήματα πέντε ταλάντων πεπρακότας Refs 4th c.BC+ [same place]:—passive, to be sold, especially for exportation, Refs 6th c.BC+; ἐς Αιβύην, ἐς Θεσπρωτούς, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὠνούμενά τε καὶ πιπρασκόμενα interpolated in Refs 5th c.BC+ per century. having been sold or let for a small sum, Refs 5th c.BC+
II sell for a bribe, of political leaders, τοὺς πεπρακότας αὑτοὺς ἐκείνῳ Refs 4th c.BC+passive, πέπραμαι I am bought and sold !, i. e. betrayed, ruined, πέπραμαι κἀπόλωλα Refs 5th c.BC+, OIr. renaid 'he sells'.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| pipraskaleἐπίπρασκον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | selling | 1× |
| pipraskitaἐπράθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | sold | 1× |
| pipraskatēπέπρακεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | sold | 1× |
| pipraskiraπραθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | sold | 3× |
| pipraskorōnteiuπιπρασκομένων | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive plural neuter | sold | 1× |
| pipraskirantemπραθὲν | happened · subjectaorist passive participle direct singular neuter | sold | 1× |
| pipraskorēntosπεπραμένος | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | sold | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pipraskamō | pipraskame | pipraskami | pipraskama | pipraskamē | pipraskamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskasō | pipraskase | pipraskasi | pipraskasa | pipraskasē | pipraskaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskatō | pipraskate | pipraskati | pipraskata | pipraskatē1×πέπρακεν | pipraskatelē |
| we 1st person plural | pipraskanō | pipraskane | pipraskani | pipraskana | pipraskanē | pipraskanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskavō | pipraskave | pipraskavi | pipraskava | pipraskavē | pipraskavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskalō | pipraskale1×ἐπίπρασκον | pipraskali | pipraskala | pipraskalē | pipraskalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pipraskomō | pipraskome | pipraskomē | pipraskomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskosō | pipraskose | pipraskosē | pipraskoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskotō | pipraskote | pipraskotē | pipraskotelē |
| we 1st person plural | pipraskonō | pipraskone | pipraskonē | pipraskonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskovō | pipraskove | pipraskovē | pipraskovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskolō | pipraskole | pipraskolē | pipraskolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pipraskimi | pipraskima |
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskisi | pipraskisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskiti | pipraskita1×ἐπράθη |
| we 1st person plural | pipraskini | pipraskina |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskivi | pipraskiva |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskili | pipraskila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pipraskameiō | pipraskameia | pipraskameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskaseiō | pipraskaseia | pipraskaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskateiō | pipraskateia | pipraskateiē |
| we 1st person plural | pipraskaneiō | pipraskaneia | pipraskaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskaveiō | pipraskaveia | pipraskaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskaleiō | pipraskaleia | pipraskaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pipraskomeiō | pipraskomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskoseiō | pipraskoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskoteiō | pipraskoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | pipraskoneiō | pipraskoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskoveiō | pipraskoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskoleiō | pipraskoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pipraskimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskiteia |
| we 1st person plural | pipraskineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskasōr | pipraskasar | pipraskasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskatōr | pipraskatar | pipraskatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskavōr | pipraskavar | pipraskavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskalōr | pipraskalar | pipraskalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskosōr | pipraskosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskotōr | pipraskotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskovōr | pipraskovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskolōr | pipraskolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskivar |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pipraskamoiō | pipraskamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskasoiō | pipraskasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskatoiō | pipraskatoia |
| we 1st person plural | pipraskanoiō | pipraskanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskavoiō | pipraskavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskaloiō | pipraskaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pipraskomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | pipraskonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pipraskimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pipraskisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pipraskitoia |
| we 1st person plural | pipraskinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pipraskivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pipraskiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pipraskarō | pipraskari | pipraskara | pipraskarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | pipraskorō | pipraskorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | pipraskiri | pipraskira3×πραθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pipraskarōntos | pipraskarintos | pipraskarantos | pipraskarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | pipraskorōntos1× | pipraskorēntos1×πεπραμένος | ||
| acted on passive voice | pipraskirintos | pipraskirantos1× |
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
piprask 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
pipraskale“selling”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 2:45kai teim ktēmeim kai tain huparxiain pipraskale kai diamerizale auteim pantoi kathoti an …Selling their possessions and goods, they shared …
pipraskita“sold”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 12:5Dia tinem houtem tem murem ouk pipraskita triakosioi dēnarieiu kai dōita ptōchoi?“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the …
pipraskatē“sold”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 13:46heuriskarantos de henon polutimon margariton apercharantos pipraskatē panteim hoseim echate kai agorazata auton.… precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
pipraskira“sold”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive3×
Matthew 18:25… autou apodōara keleuata auton tos kurios pipraskira kai tan gunaikan kai teim tekneim …… the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with …
Matthew 26:9dunote gar houtem pipraskira polleu kai dōira ptōchoi.This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the …
Mark 14:5dunote gar houtem tem murem pipraskira epanō dēnarieiu triakosioi kai dōira toi …It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and …
pipraskorōnteiu“sold”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive plural neuter1×
Acts 4:34“sold”… huparchale, pōlarōntois ferale tain timain teiu pipraskorōnteiuThere were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,
pipraskirantem“sold”happened · subjectaorist passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Acts 5:4ouchi menarōntem si menate kai pipraskirantem en ta sa exousia huparchate? tinem …… was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal …
pipraskorēntos“sold”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Romans 7:14… pneumatikos atō; mis de sarkinos amō, pipraskorēntos hupo tan hamartan.… is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.