verb
emporeuomō
Strong’sG1710
I travel as a merchant, engage in trade
stem emporeu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐμ-πορεύομαι depon.
(< ἔμπορος), [in LXX chiefly for סָחַר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1710 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -πορεύσομαι: aorist 1 ἐνεπορεύθην:—middle, aorist 1 -ευσάμηνRefs 5th c.BC+:—travel, ξένην ἔπι.. γαῖαν Refs 5th c.BC+; ποῖ δ᾽ ἐμπορεύ; Refs 5th c.BC+
2 absolutely, walk, Refs 5th c.BC+
II travel for traffic or business, Χρηματισμοῦ Χάριν Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς Πόντον Chion Refs inveigh against the art of healing, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 to be a merchant, traffic, Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative, trade in, γῆν LXX
II.3 with accusative of things, import, Refs 5th c.BC+; πολλὰς διὰ θαλάσσης ὠφελείας Refs 1st c.BC+
II.3.b metaphorically, δίαιταν ἥντιν᾽ ἐμπορεύεται what manner of lite he leads, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τὴν φιλοσοφίαν to make a trade of it, Refs 1st c.AD+; in bad sense, trade on, τὴν λήθην τῶν δικαστῶν Refs 1st c.AD+
II.4 with accusative person, make gain of, overreach, cheat, πλαστοῖς λόγοις ὑμᾶς NT:—also in active, Refs 2nd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| emporeueniἐμπορευσόμεθα | will happen · wefuture middle indicative 1st person plural | carry on business | 1× |
| emporeueliἐμπορεύσονται | will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural | exploit | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emporeuomō | emporeuome | emporeuomē | emporeuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emporeuosō | emporeuose | emporeuosē | emporeuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emporeuotō | emporeuote | emporeuotē | emporeuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | emporeuonō | emporeuone | emporeuonē | emporeuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emporeuovō | emporeuove | emporeuovē | emporeuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emporeuolō | emporeuole | emporeuolē | emporeuolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emporeuemi | emporeuema |
| you 2nd person singular | emporeuesi | emporeuesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emporeueti | emporeueta |
| we 1st person plural | emporeueni1×ἐμπορευσόμεθα | emporeuena |
| ye 2nd person plural | emporeuevi | emporeueva |
| they 3rd person plural | emporeueli1×ἐμπορεύσονται | emporeuela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emporeuomeiō | emporeuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emporeuoseiō | emporeuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emporeuoteiō | emporeuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | emporeuoneiō | emporeuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emporeuoveiō | emporeuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emporeuoleiō | emporeuoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emporeuemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | emporeueseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emporeueteia |
| we 1st person plural | emporeueneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emporeueveia |
| they 3rd person plural | emporeueleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emporeuosōr | emporeuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emporeuotōr | emporeuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emporeuovōr | emporeuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emporeuolōr | emporeuolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emporeuesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emporeuetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | emporeuevar |
| they 3rd person plural | emporeuelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emporeuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | emporeuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emporeuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | emporeuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | emporeuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | emporeuoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emporeuemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emporeuesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emporeuetoia |
| we 1st person plural | emporeuenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emporeuevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emporeueloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | emporeuorō | emporeuorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | emporeueri | emporeuera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | emporeuorōntos | emporeuorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | emporeuerintos | emporeuerantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
emporeu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
emporeueni“carry on business”will happen · wefuture middle indicative 1st person plural1×
James 4:13… polan kai poiani ekei eniauton kai emporeueni kai kerdainani;… that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
emporeueli“exploit”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
2 Peter 2:3kai en pleonexia plastoi logoi vin emporeueli; hoi tem krimem ekpalai ouk argatō, …… their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding …