Kapeleuo describes the action contrasted with speaking from sincerity when addressing the word of God.

The sole attested use describes conduct contrasted with speaking from sincerity, from God, and before God in Christ.

1. Conduct contrasted with sincere speech · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 2:17, the present active nominative plural masculine participle identifies a group contrasted with those who speak “as from sincerity.” The APB renders the clause “the many who peddle the word of God,” while the precise English alignment remains unmarked in the translation.

   2 Corinthians 2:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 2:17, the APB presents the term within “the many who peddle the word of God.” This rendering confirms the clause's contrast without isolating every element of the Greek.