poleo denotes putting goods or possessions into exchange, whether people sell them or items are offered for purchase.

The verb consistently denotes sale or commercial exchange: people dispose of fields, possessions, animals, or goods, while passive forms present items as being offered or sold for a stated price. The same action occurs in marketplace activity, personal instructions to part with property, and the restriction on buying and selling.

1. Selling or offering something for purchase · dominant

   Active forms identify people selling animals and goods in the sacred place in John 2:14 and Mark 11:15, and people disposing of land or possessions in Acts 4:37 and Matthew 19:21. Passive forms present sparrows and market goods as items sold or offered in Matthew 10:29 and 1 Corinthians 10:25; in Revelation 13:17, the infinitive stands in the stated inability to buy or sell.

   John 2:14Mark 11:15Acts 4:37Matthew 19:21Matthew 10:29Revelation 13:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses forms of "sell" or "sold," while also describing those engaged in the activity as "sellers." Its wording confirms the clauses' commercial setting rather than fixing a separate rendering for every form.