Quick Definition
ἔμπορος, ου, ὁ n.m. a merchant, trader
Strong's Definition
from 1722 and the base of 4198; a (wholesale) tradesman
KJV Usage: merchant
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἔμ-πορος [see ἐν, III. 3], -ov, 6, (πόρος) ; ΠΝ αν ὁ ἐπ᾽ ἀλλοτρίας νεὼς πλέων μισθοῦ, ὁ ἐπιβάτης ; so Hesych., with whom agree Phavorinus and the Schol. ad Arstph. Plut. 521; and so the word is used by Homer. 2. after Hom. one on a journey, whether by sea or by land, esp. for traffic; henee 3. a merchant, (opp. to κάπηλος a retailer, petty tradesman): Rev. xviii. 3, 11, 15, 23; ἄνθρωπος ἔμπορος (see ἄνθρωπος, 4 a.), Mt. xiii. 45 [WII txt. om. dvOp.]. (Sept. for 7d and 554.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἔμπορος emporos 5x
pr. a passenger by sea; a traveller; one who travels about for traffic, a merchant, Mt. 13:45; Rev. 18:3, 11, 15, 23*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἔμ-πορος, -ου, ὁ
(< πόρος, a journey), [in LXX chiefly for סָחַר, רָכַל ;]
a passenger on shipboard, one on a journey.
a merchant: Mt 13:45, Re 18:3, 11 ,15, 23.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἔμπορος. In BGU III. tor (ii/B.c.) we have a letter addressed to Antaeus παρὰ Μαρρέου[ς τ]οῦ Iler[o]oe(pios ἐμπόρου, and in 7d, IV. 1061! (B.c. 14) an attack is made ληστρικῶι τρόπωι ἐπί τινα ἔμπορον τῶν ἐκ Tod ᾿Οξυρυγχίτου. P Oxy I. 361-9 (ii/ili A.D.) provides that if the tax-farmer desires that a ship be unloaded—!8™. ὃ ἔμπορος ἐκφορτιζέτ]ω, ‘the merchant shall unload it,” but that if the ship’s ‘‘ manifest”’ be found correct—6 τελώνης τὴ]ν δαπάνην τῷ ἐμπόρ]ῳ τοῦ ἐκφορτισμοῦ ἀποδ[ότ]ω, ‘the tax-farmer shall repay to the merchant the cost of unloading.” Add Prezsigke 1070 τὸ προσκύνημα “Hpaxdel[Sjov Mevepev.adttos ἐμπόρου παρὰ τῷ θ[εἸῷ κυρί[ῳ Βησᾷ. For ἔμπορος in its primitive sense of vzator Herwerden (Lex. s.v.) cites Bacchyl. xvii. 36 ἔμπορον οἷ᾽ ἀλάταν ἐπ᾽ ἀλλοδαμίαν, “like a wayfarer who wanders forth toastrange folk” (Jebb) : cf. Caguat 1V. 14419 (Cyzicus, i/A.D.) τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ᾿Ασίας... .]ν ἐνπόρων καὶ ξένων τῶν ἐληλυθότων εἰς τὴν πανήγυριν. For the ‘‘ classic” distinction between ἔμπορος and κάπηλος see Plato de Rep. ii, 371D.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἔμπορος (emporos) — trader/merchant. ἔμπορ-ος, ον, one who goes on ship-board as a passenger, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II. = ὁ ἐν πόρῳ ὤν, wayfarer, traveller, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. merchant, trader, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; distinguished from the retail-dealer (κάπηλος) by his making voyages and importing goods himself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔ. βίου a trafficker in life, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥρης ἔ. a dealer in beauty, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
III.2. as adjective, ={ἐμπορικός, ναῦς ἔ}. [Refs 1st c.BC+]