ἔμποροςémporos
a (wholesale) tradesman
Greek (New Testament) · G1713
Meanings
1. a passenger on shipboard, one on a journey.
2. a merchant: Matthew 13:45, Revelation 18:3, Revelation 18:11, Revelation 18:15, Revelation 18:23.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:45 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.
- Revelation 18:3 For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of her passionate immorality. The kings of the world have committed adultery with her. Because of her desires for extravagant luxury, the merchants of the world have grown rich.”
- Revelation 18:11 The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods.
- Revelation 18:15 The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out,
- Revelation 18:23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The happy voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the greatest in the world, and you deceived the nations with your sorceries.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.