ἔμπορος [see
ἐν, III. 3],
-ου,
ὁ, (
πόρος);
1. equivalent to
ὁ ἐπ’ ἀλλοτρίας νεὼς πλέων μισθοῦ,
ὁ ἐπιβάτης; so Hesychius, with whom agree
Phavorinus and the Schol. ad Aristophanes, Plutarch, 521; and so the word is used by Homer.
2. after Homer
one on a journey, whether by sea or by land, especially
for traffic; hence,
3. a merchant (opposed to
κάπηλος a retailer, petty tradesman):
Revelation 18:3, 11, 15, 23;
ἄνθρωπος ἔμπορος (see
ἄνθρωπος, 4 a.),
Matthew 13:45 [WH text omits
ἄνθρ.]. (
Sept. for
סֹחֵד and
רֹכֵל.)
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Matthew
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13:45
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Revelation
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18:3; 18:11; 18:15; 18:23
