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ἐμπορεύομαι

To traffic in

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ἐμπορεύομαι G1710
Pronunciation emporeúomai

What does ἐμπορεύομαι (emporeúomai) mean in the Bible?

ἐμπορεύομαι (emporeúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to traffic in". ἐμ-πορεύομαι depon.

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Meaning

to traffic in
Extended definition

(ἔμπορος), [in LXX chiefly for סָחַר ;]

1to travel, esp. for business.
2to traffc, trade: Jas.4:13.
3C. accusative of thing(s)
ato traffic in;
bto import: (Hos.12:1, for יָבַל hoph.).
4C. accusative of person(s), to make a gain of: 2Pe.2:3.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
prospective 2
Tense
future 2
Voice
middle 2
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
James 4:13 ἐμπορευσόμεθα future middle indicative prospective 2 Peter 2:3 ἐμπορεύσονται future middle indicative prospective

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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