noun · masculine
emporos
Greekἔμπορος (emporos)
Strong’sG1713
a merchant, trader
stem empor-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἔμ-πορος, -ου, ὁ
(< πόρος, a journey), [in LXX chiefly for סָחַר, רָכַל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1713 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | emporos | emporois4×ἔμποροι |
| object accusative | emporon | emporoin |
| direct address vocative | emporor | emporoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | emporou | emporoiu |
| to, for dative | emporo1×ἐμπόρῳ | emporoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
emporo 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
emporo“merchant”to, fordative singular1×
Matthew 13:45“merchant”Palin homoias atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo emporo zētarōto kaloin margaritoin;Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
emporois“merchants”subjectnominative plural4×
Revelation 18:3“merchants”hoti ek tou oinou tou thumou tau porneiau autau pinalē panteim teim ethneim, kai tois basilevois tau gēau meta autau porneuala, kai tois emporois tau gēau ek tau dunamiau teu strēneu autau ploutala.All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
Revelation 18:11“merchants”Kai tois emporois tau gēau klaialō kai penthalō epi autan, hoti ton gomon autoiu oudenos agorazatō ouketi,And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo —
Revelation 18:15“merchants”tois emporois houteiu, tois ploutaratois apo autau, apo makrothen histaneli dia ton fobon tou basanismou autau klaiarōtois kai pentharōtois,The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,
Revelation 18:23“merchants”kai fōtem luchnou ouk mē fainateia en si ēti, kai fōnas numfiou kai numfau ouk mē akouiteia en si ēti; hoti tois emporois su ale tois megistanois tau gēau, hoti en ta farmakeia su planila panteim teim ethneim,The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”