Original Word: πιπράσκω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: pipraskó
Pronunciation: pee-pras'-ko
Phonetic Spelling: (pip-ras'-ko)
Definition: I sell; pass: I am a slave to, am devoted to.
Meaning: To sell; to be sold into slavery or under sin.

Word Origin: A reduplicated and prolonged form of prao (to sell); akin to περάω (peraō), meaning "to pass through" or "to sell."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H4376 מָכַר (makar): To sell, to sell oneself, often used in the Old Testament to describe the selling of individuals into slavery or the selling of goods.
• H4377 מִמְכָּר (mimkar): Merchandise, sale, a noun form related to the act of selling.

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Greek term πιπράσκω, its usage in the New Testament, and its theological significance, while also connecting it to its Hebrew counterparts.

Usage: The term πιπράσκω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of selling, often in the context of being sold into slavery or bondage, whether literal or metaphorical.

Context: • Contextual Overview: The Greek verb πιπράσκω appears in the New Testament primarily in contexts that convey the idea of being sold or selling, often with a deeper spiritual or moral implication. It is used to describe both physical transactions and metaphorical states of bondage.

• New Testament References:
• Romans 7:14 (BSB): "We know that the Law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin." In this passage, πιπράσκω is used metaphorically to describe the apostle Paul's acknowledgment of his own sinful nature, illustrating the human condition of being under the power of sin.
• Matthew 18:25 (BSB): "Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned." Here, πιπράσκω is used in a parable to describe the selling of a debtor and his family, highlighting the severity of debt and the practice of selling individuals to satisfy obligations.

• Theological Implications: The use of πιπράσκω in the New Testament often carries a theological weight, emphasizing the concept of spiritual bondage and the need for redemption. It underscores the human predicament of being "sold under sin" and the necessity of Christ's redemptive work to liberate believers from this state.

• Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, selling individuals into slavery was a common practice, often as a result of debt or war. The New Testament usage of πιπράσκω reflects this cultural reality while also using it as a metaphor for spiritual truths.

Word Origin
from pernémi (to export for sale)
Definition
to sell
NASB Translation
sales (1), selling (1), sold (7).

STRONGS NT 4097: πιπράσκω

πιπράσκω: imperfect ἐπίπρασκον; perfect πέπρακα; passive, present participle πιπρασκόμενος; perfect participle πεπραμένος; 1 aorist ἐπράθην; (from περάω to cross, to transport to a distant land); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. for מָכַר; to sell: Matthew 13:46 (on the use of the perfect, cf. Sophocles' Glossary, etc., Introduction, § 82, 4) Acts 2:45; Acts 4:34; Acts 5:4; with the genitive of price, Matthew 26:9; Mark 14:5; John 12:5 (Deuteronomy 21:14); τινα, one into slavery, Matthew 18:25; hence, metaphorically, πεπραμένος ὑπό τήν ἁμαρτίαν (A. V. sold under sin) i. e. entirely under the control of the love of sinning, Romans 7:14 (ἐπράθησαν τοῦ ποιῆσαι τό πονηρόν, 2 Kings 17:17; 1 Macc. 1:15, cf. 1 Kings 20:25 (); with a dative of the master to whom one is sold as a slave, Leviticus 25:39; Deuteronomy 15:12; Deuteronomy 28:68; Baruch 4:6; Sophocles Trach. 252; ἑαυτόν τίνι, of one bribed to give himself up wholly to another's will, τῷ Φιλίππῳ, Demosthenes, p. 148, 8).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

sell.

A reduplicated and prolonged form of prao (prah'-o); (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses) contracted from perao (to traverse; from the base of peran); to traffic (by travelling), i.e. Dispose of as merchandise or into slavery (literally or figuratively) -- sell.

see GREEK peran

Forms and Transliterations

επιπρασκον επίπρασκον ἐπίπρασκον επραθη επράθη ἐπράθη επράθημεν επράθησαν επράθητε πέπρακα πέπρακά πέπρακε πεπρακεν πέπρακεν πεπραμενος πεπραμένος πέπρασαι πιπρασκομενων πιπρασκομένων πραθεν πραθέν πραθὲν πραθή πραθηναι πραθήναι πραθῆναι πραθήσεσθε πραθήσεται πραθήσεταί πραθήσονται πραθήτω epipraskon epípraskon eprathe eprathē epráthe epráthē pepraken pépraken pepramenos pepraménos pipraskomenon pipraskomenōn pipraskoménon pipraskoménōn prathen prathèn prathenai prathênai prathēnai prathē̂nai

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