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Redirected from καπηλευοντεϲ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.

ΚΑΠΗΛΕΥΟΝΤΕΣ, καπηλευοντες

KAPĒLEUONTES, kapēleuontes

Sounds Like: kah-pee-LEH-oo-on-tes

Translations: peddling, corrupting, making merchandise of, huckstering, trafficking

From the root: ΚΑΠΗΛΕΥΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word describes the act of engaging in petty trade or huckstering, often with the implication of dishonesty, adulteration, or exploiting something for personal gain. It suggests making a profit from something that should not be commercialized, such as a sacred message, by corrupting or diluting its original form for personal advantage.

Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural

Strong’s number: G2585 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • 2 Corinthians — 2:17
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
  • 2 Corinthians — 2:17

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΠΗΛΕΥΩ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

  • ΚΑΠΗΛΕΥΩ — to peddle, to huckster, to corrupt, to adulterate, to make gain by, to traffic in
  • ΟΥ̓ΚΑΠΗΛΕΥΕΤΑΙ — does not peddle, does not huckster, does not corrupt, does not adulterate, does not make merchandise of

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