to sell
Piprasko describes disposing of possessions for payment and, in one clause, being sold under sin.
The attested use chiefly concerns the sale of possessions or goods, whether property is being disposed of, ointment is proposed for sale, or everything is sold to obtain a pearl. It also appears where a person is commanded to be sold and where the speaker is described as “sold under sin.”
Senses in use
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Disposing of property or goods for payment · dominant
In Acts 2:45 the imperfect active form occurs as possessions and property are disposed of and distributed according to need. In Acts 4:34 the present passive participle occurs in the clause about owners of places or homes, with proceeds brought from things sold; John 12:5, Mark 14:5, and Matthew 26:9 similarly concern ointment proposed for sale, while Matthew 13:46 describes selling all one has in order to buy the valuable pearl.
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Being sold, literally and in a figurative clause · occasional
In Matthew 18:25 the aorist passive infinitive occurs in the lord's command that the debtor be sold with his wife, children, and possessions so that payment may be made. In Romans 7:14 the perfect passive participle describes the speaker as fleshly and “sold under sin” in the APB rendering.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the action with “sold” or “selling,” including the proceeds of things sold and proposed sales of ointment. In Romans 7:14 it renders the participial clause “sold under sin”; These English expressions present the verse-level clauses rather than fixed equivalents.