ΟΥ̓ΚΑΠΗΛΕΥΕΤΑΙ, οὐκαπηλευεται
OUKAPĒLEUETAI, oukapēleuetai
Sounds Like: ook-ah-peh-LEH-yoo-eh-tai
Translations: does not peddle, does not huckster, does not corrupt, does not adulterate, does not make merchandise of
From the root: ΚΑΠΗΛΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the negative particle οὐκ (not) and the verb καπηλεύεται (peddles, hucksters). The verb καπηλεύω refers to the practice of a καπηλος (kapelos), a small shopkeeper or peddler, who often adulterated goods for profit. Therefore, the word means 'does not peddle' or 'does not huckster', implying not corrupting or exploiting something for personal gain, especially in a dishonest way. It suggests acting with integrity and not treating something sacred or valuable as mere merchandise.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present Indicative, Middle/Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G2585 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:19
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.
- ΚΑΠΗΛΕΥΟΝΤΕΣ — peddling, corrupting, making merchandise of, huckstering, trafficking
- ΚΑΠΗΛΕΥΩ — to peddle, to huckster, to corrupt, to adulterate, to make gain by, to traffic in
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