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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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