Sell
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
"to exchange or barter, to sell," is used in the latter sense in the NT, six times in Matthew, three in Mark, six in Luke; in John only in connection with the cleansing of the Temple by the Lord, 2:14,16; in Acts only in connection with the disposing of property for distribution among the community of believers, 4:34,37; 5:1; elsewhere, 1—Corinthians 10:25; Revelation 13:17 .
from an earlier form, perao, "to carry across the sea for the purpose of selling or to export," is used (a) literally, Matthew 13:46; 18:25; 26:9; Mark 14:5; John 12:5; Acts 2:45; 4:34; 5:4; (b) metaphorically, Romans 7:14 , "sold under sin," i.e., as fully under the domination of sin as a slave is under his master; the statement evinces an utter dissatisfaction with such a condition; it expresses, not the condemnation of the unregenerate state, but the evil of bondage to a corrupt nature, involving the futility of making use of the Law as a means of deliverance.
"to give up or back," also means, in the Middle Voice, "to give up of one's own will;" hence, "to sell;" it is so used in Peter's question to Sapphira as to "selling" the land, Acts 5:8; of the act of Joseph's brothers, Acts 7:9; of Esau's act in "selling" his birthright, Hebrews 12:16 .
James 4:13
King James Dictionary [2]
SELL, for self and sells for selves. Scot.
SELL, n. L. sella. A saddle, and a throne. Obs.
SELL, 5t. pret. and pp. sold.
1. To transfer property or the exclusive right of possession to another for an equivalent in money. It is correlative to buy, as one party buys what the other sells. It is distinguished from exchange or barter, in which one commodity is given for another wheras in selling the consideration is money, or its representative in current notes. To this distinction there may be certain exceptions. "Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage." But this is unusual. "Let us sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites- And they sold him for twenty pieces of silver." Genesis 37 .
Among the Hebrews, parents had power to sell their children.
2. To betray to deliver or surrender for money or reward as, to sell one's country. 3. To yield or give for a certain consideration. the troops fought like lions, and sold their lives dearly. that is, they yielded their lives, but first destroyed many, which made it a dear purchase for their enemies. 4. In Scripture, to give up to be harassed and made slaves.
He sold them into the hands of their enemies. Judges 2 .
5. To part with to renounce or forsake.
Buy the truth and sell it not. Proverbs 23 .
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( n.) Self.
(2): ( n.) A sill.
(3): ( n.) A saddle for a horse.
(4): ( v. t.) To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat.
(5): ( v. t.) To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray.
(6): ( n.) A throne or lofty seat.
(7): ( n.) A cell; a house.
(8): ( v. t.) To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money.
(9): ( n.) An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
(10): ( v. i.) To practice selling commodities.
(11): ( v. i.) To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words [4]
Mâkar ( מָכַר , Strong'S #4376), “to sell.” Common in both ancient and modern Hebrew, this word is also found in ancient Akkadian and Ugaritic. It occurs approximately 70 times in the text of the Hebrew Old Testament and is found for the first time in the Old Testament in Gen. 25:31: “And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.”
Anything tangible may be “sold,” such as land (Gen. 47:20), houses (Lev. 25:29), animals (Exod. 21:35), and human beings as slaves (Gen. 37:27-28). Daughters were usually “sold” for an agreed bride price (Exod. 21:7).
Mâkar is often used in the figurative sense to express various actions. Nineveh is accused of “selling” or “betraying” other nations (Nah. 3:4). Frequently it is said that God “sold” Israel into the power of her enemies, meaning that He gave them over entirely into their hands (Judg. 2:14). Similarly, it was said that “the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman” (Judg. 4:9). “To be sold” sometimes means to be given over to death (Esth. 7:4).
