ΚΑΠΗΛΟΙ, καπηλοι
KAPĒLOI, kapēloi
Sounds Like: ka-PEE-loy
Translations: retailers, hucksters, peddlers, merchants, tavern-keepers
From the root: ΚΑΠΗΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to retailers or merchants, often with the negative connotation of someone who adulterates goods for profit, like watering down wine. It describes a person who sells goods, typically in a small shop or stall, and can imply a lack of integrity in their dealings.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2585 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 1:22
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Isaiah — 1:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΠΗΛΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΠΗΛΟΣ — huckster, peddler, retailer, a huckster, a peddler, a retailer
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