What does ἐμπορεύομαι (emporeúomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐμπορεύομαι (emporeúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to traffic in".
Greek · G1710
ἐμπορεύομαι
To traffic in
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ἐμπορεύομαιG1710
Pronunciationemporeúomai
What does ἐμπορεύομαι (emporeúomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐμπορεύομαι (emporeúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to traffic in".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1710?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [these false teachers] will exploit (1), carry on business (1).
Where does ἐμπορεύομαι (emporeúomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 4:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (1), James (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[these false teachers] will exploit1×2 Peter 2:3
carry on business1×James 4:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJames 4:13
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
James12 Peter1
Source forms
ἐμπορευσόμεθα1xemporeusomethaJames 4:13
ἐμπορεύσονται1xemporeusontai2 Peter 2:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural1xJames 4:13
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural1x2 Peter 2:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to traffic in
Strong'sG1710
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to traffic in
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 4:13Verb First Person Plural Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐμπορευσόμεθα,emporeusomeqa
I travel as a merchant, engage in trade
Read verse2 Peter 2:3Verb Third Person Plural Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐμπορεύσονται·emporeusontai
I travel as a merchant, engage in trade
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesFutureVoicesMiddle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Future MiddleJas 4:13 · 2 Pet 2:32×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future2
Voice
middle2
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐμπορεύομαι is built from these roots: