πωλέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Could be from a Proto-Indo-European *pel-, *pl̥n-, with cognates including Sanskrit पणते (páṇate, to barter, negotiate), Lithuanian pelnas and Old Norse falr. However, could also be related to ἐμπολή (empolḗ, trade, purchase) or πέλω (pélō, I move, am).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πωλέω • (pōléō)

  1. to sell
    1. Ι levy taxes
    2. to sell an office
    3. to betray

Inflection

Suppletive forms from ἀποδίδομαι (apodídomai), usual in Attic prose:

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • ἀλλαντοπωλέω (allantopōléō)
  • ἀνᾰπωλέω (anapōléō)
  • ἀρτοπωλέω (artopōléō)
  • γελγοπωλέω (gelgopōléō)
  • δῐᾰπωλέω (diapōléō)
  • ἐλαιοπώλέω (elaiopṓléō)
  • ἐμπωλέω (empōléō)
  • ἐπῐπωλέω (epipōléō)
  • ἐριοπωλέω (eriopōléō)
  • ἰχθῠοπωλέω (ikhthuopōléō)
  • κερᾰμοπωλέω (keramopōléō)
  • κρεοπωλέω (kreopōléō)
  • κᾰτᾰπωλέω (katapōléō)
  • λοφοπωλέω (lophopōléō)
  • λυχνοπωλέω (lukhnopōléō)
  • λᾰφῡροπωλέω (laphūropōléō)
  • λῐβᾰνωτοπωλέω (libanōtopōléō)
  • μελῐτοπωλέω (melitopōléō)
  • μετᾰπωλέω (metapōléō)
  • μονοπωλέω (monopōléō)
  • μῠροπωλέω (muropōléō)
  • οἰνοπωλέω (oinopōléō)
  • παντοπωλέω (pantopōléō)
  • προπωλέω (propōléō)
  • προσπωλέω (prospōléō)
  • πᾰρᾰπωλέω (parapōléō)
  • πῡροπωλέω (pūropōléō)
  • ῥωποπωλέω (rhōpopōléō)
  • σῑτοπωλέω (sītopōléō)
  • σῠμπωλέω (sumpōléō)
  • τᾰρῑχοπωλέω (tarīkhopōléō)
  • τῑμιοπωλέω (tīmiopōléō)
  • τῡροπωλέω (tūropōléō)
  • φαρμᾰκοπωλέω (pharmakopōléō)
  • χοιροπωλέω (khoiropōléō)
  • πώλημᾰ (pṓlēma)
  • πώλης (pṓlēs)
  • πώλησῐς (pṓlēsis)
  • πωλητήρ (pōlētḗr)
  • πωλητήρῐον (pōlētḗrion)
  • πωληταί (pōlētaí)
  • πωλητής (pōlētḗs)
  • πωλητῐκός (pōlētikós)
  • πωλητός (pōlētós)
  • πωλήτρῐᾰ (pōlḗtria)

Descendants

  • Greek: πωλώ (poló, to sell), πουλάω (pouláo, to sell), πουλώ (pouló, to sell)
  • Mariupol Greek: пулу́ (pulú)

References

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