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Name of God’s Son

ἘΠΩΛΟΥΝ, ἐπωλουν

EPŌLOUN, epōloun

Sounds Like: eh-POH-loon

Translations: they were selling, they sold

From the root: ΠΩΛΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a verb meaning 'to sell' or 'to offer for sale'. The form 'ἘΠΩΛΟΥΝ' indicates an action that was ongoing or repeated in the past, often translated as 'they were selling' or 'they used to sell'. It describes a continuous or habitual past action.

Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural

Strong’s number: G4453 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
  • 2 Maccabees — 8:14
  • Joel — 3:3
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

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