Trader/merchant
ἔμποροςStrong’s G1713emporos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Emporos is the Greek word usually translated “merchants” and “merchant”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:”
Meaning
Usually translated “merchants” and “merchant”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- merchants 4
- a merchant 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
- Matthew 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 18:3For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
- Revelation 18:11And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
- Revelation 18:15The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
- Revelation 18:23And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
Greek dictionary
ἔμπορος emporos · trader/merchant
ἔμ-πορος, -ου, ὁ (πόρος, a journey), [in LXX chiefly for סָחַר, רָכַל ;] 1. a passenger on shipboard, one on a journey. 2. a merchant: Mat.13:45, Rev.18:3, 11 18:15, 23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “merchant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MER'CHANT, noun
[Latin mercor, to buy.]
- A man who trafficks or carries on trade with foreign countries, or who exports and imports goods and sells them by wholesale.
- In popular usage, any trader, or one who deals in the purchase and sale of goods.
- A ship in trade. [Not used.]
All definitions and other forms of “merchant”
MER'CHANT, verb intransitive
To trade. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.