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ἀγοράζω — Matthew 21:12 temple buying

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SEMANTIC_USAGE_OCCURRENCEUSAGE_G59_MAT_21_12
Curation State
CURATED
Release Introduced
v45
Language
Greek
Lemma
ἀγοράζω
Strong Id
G59
Lemma Keys
[
    "ἀγοράζω",
    "G59"
]
Evidence Layers
[
    {
        "id": "BIBLICAL_HEBREW_GREEK",
        "role": "textual_corpus"
    }
]
Source Ids
[
    "SRC_SBLGNT",
    "SRC_KJV1769"
]
Source Reference
Matthew 21:12
Date Range
{
    "label": "1st century CE composition context",
    "certainty": "broad"
}
Original Language
Greek
Attested Form
ἀγοράζοντας
Original Excerpt
τοὺς πωλοῦντας καὶ ἀγοράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ
Translation
{
    "text": "those selling and buying in the temple",
    "responsibility": "Berean Archive working context translation; used only for the semantic-usage record.",
    "alignment_note": "Context-level evidence only; this record does not create a new translation-token alignment."
}
Semantic Domains
[
    {
        "id": "economic_commercial",
        "role": "primary",
        "classification": "documented fact",
        "rationale": "The participle explicitly denotes buying in a setting paired with sellers."
    },
    {
        "id": "religious_cultic",
        "role": "secondary",
        "classification": "documented fact",
        "rationale": "The commercial action occurs within the temple precincts and is central to the confrontation."
    }
]
Evidence Strength
DIRECT_ATTESTATION
Context Summary
The occurrence is ordinary commercial vocabulary used inside a charged temple context.
Evidence Boundary
The religious setting does not convert the lexical act of buying into a uniquely cultic meaning.
Scripture Reference
{
    "book": "MAT",
    "chapter": 21,
    "verse": "12",
    "edition": "sblgnt"
}