ἐμπορεύομαιemporeúomai
to travel in (a country as a pedlar), i.e. (by implication) to trade
Greek (New Testament) · G1710
Meanings
1. to travel, especially for business.
2. to traffic, trade: James 4:13.
3. C. acc rei
(a) to traffic in
(b) to import: (Hosea 12:1, for יָבַל hoph.).
4. C. acc person, to make a gain of: 2 Peter 2:3.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- James 4:13 Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.”
- 2 Peter 2:3 In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.