1710. emporeuomai

Lexicon

emporeuomai: To trade, to engage in business, to travel for trade

Original Word: ἐμπορεύομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: emporeuomai
Pronunciation: em-por-YOO-om-ahee
Phonetic Spelling: (em-por-yoo'-om-ahee)
Definition: To trade, to engage in business, to travel for trade
Meaning: I travel as a merchant, engage in trade; I traffic in, make gain or business of.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

buy and sell, trade, make merchandise.

From en and poreuomai; to travel in (a country as a pedlar), i.e. (by implication) to trade -- buy and sell, make merchandise.

see GREEK en

see GREEK poreuomai

HELPS Word-studies

1710 emporeúomai (the root of the English term, emporium, "a place for trading") – properly, "to engage in trade" (Souter); doing business by trading; to make a gain by exchanging (bartering, investing) (A-S).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from en and poreuomai
Definition
to travel in, to traffic, by impl. to trade
NASB Translation
engage in business (1), exploit (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1710: ἐμπορεύομαι

ἐμπορεύομαι (see ἐν, III. 3): deponent passive with future middle ἐμπορεύσομαι; (from ἔμπορος, which see); to go a trading, to travel for business, to traffic, trade (Thucydides and following; the Sept.): James 4:13 (Rst G here give the 1 aorist subjunctive ἐμπορευσώμεθα); with the accusative of a thing, to import for sale (as ἔλαιον εἰς Αἴγυπτον, the Sept. Hosea 12:1; πορφύραν ἀπό Φοινίκης, (Diogenes Laërtius 7, 2; γλαυκας, Lucian, Nigrin. at the beginning); to deal in; to use a thing or a person for gain (A. V. make merchandise of) (ὥραν τοῦ σώματος, Josephus, Antiquities 4, 6, 8; Ἀσπασια ἐνεπορεύετο πλήθη γυναικῶν, Athen. 13, p. 569 f.): 2 Peter 2:3; cf. Winers Grammar, 223 (209); (Buttmann, 147 (129)).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ἔμπορος (émporos), meaning "merchant" or "trader."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἐμπορεύομαι, similar concepts of trade and commerce can be found in the Hebrew Bible. Some related Hebrew words include:
• סָחַר (sachar) • Strong's Hebrew 5503, meaning "to trade" or "to travel as a merchant."
• רָכַל (rakal) • Strong's Hebrew 7402, meaning "to trade" or "to peddle."

These Hebrew terms capture the essence of commercial activity and are used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament to describe the actions of traders and merchants.

Usage: The verb ἐμπορεύομαι is used in the New Testament to describe the act of trading or engaging in commerce. It often carries a connotation of traveling for the purpose of trade.

Context: The term ἐμπορεύομαι appears in the New Testament in contexts that highlight the commercial activities of individuals who travel to conduct business. This word is used metaphorically in some passages to describe the exploitation or manipulation of others for personal gain, particularly in a spiritual or moral sense.

In 2 Peter 2:3, the term is used to describe false teachers who exploit believers: "In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep." Here, ἐμπορεύομαι conveys the idea of using deceitful means to profit from others, emphasizing the moral corruption and greed of the false teachers.

The concept of trade and commerce was well understood in the ancient world, as merchants played a crucial role in the economy by facilitating the exchange of goods across regions. The use of ἐμπορεύομαι in the New Testament reflects the broader cultural and economic practices of the time, while also serving as a metaphor for spiritual and ethical teachings.

Forms and Transliterations

εμπορεύεσθε εμπορευέσθωσαν εμπορευομένη εμπορευομένων εμπορεύονταί εμπορευσομεθα εμπορευσόμεθα ἐμπορευσόμεθα εμπορευσονται ἐμπορεύσονται εμπορευσώμεθα ενεπορεύετο ενεπορεύοντό emporeusometha emporeusómetha emporeusontai emporeúsontai

Englishman's Concordance

James 4:13 V-FIM-1P
GRK: ἐνιαυτὸν καὶ ἐμπορευσόμεθα καὶ κερδήσομεν
NAS: there and engage in business and make
KJV: year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
INT: a year and may trade and may make gain

2 Peter 2:3 V-FIM-3P
GRK: λόγοις ὑμᾶς ἐμπορεύσονται οἷς τὸ
NAS: and in [their] greed they will exploit you with false
KJV: words make merchandise of you:
INT: words you they will exploit for whom the

Strong's Greek 1710
2 Occurrences

ἐμπορευσόμεθα — 1 Occ.
ἐμπορεύσονται — 1 Occ.