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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1712. ἐμπόριον (emporion) -- Market, marketplace, trading place</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1712.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/15-39.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1712.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1712</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1711.htm" title="1711">◄</a> 1712. emporion <a href="../greek/1713.htm" title="1713">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">emporion: Market, marketplace, trading place</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἐμπόριον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>emporion<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>em-PO-ree-on<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(em-por'-ee-on)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Market, marketplace, trading place<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a place of traffic, mart, market, market-house.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from ἔμπορος (emporos), meaning "merchant" or "trader."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "emporion," related concepts can be found in terms like שׁוּק (shuq), meaning "marketplace" or "street," which appears in contexts involving trade and commerce (e.g., Nehemiah 13:15-16).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "emporion" refers to a place where trade and commerce occur, typically a marketplace or trading center. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe a location where goods are bought and sold, emphasizing the economic activities of the time.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Greco-Roman world, emporia were central to economic life, serving as hubs for the exchange of goods, ideas, and culture. These marketplaces were often bustling with activity, attracting merchants from various regions. They played a crucial role in the spread of goods and were vital to the economic stability of cities. The concept of the emporion reflects the interconnectedness of ancient societies through trade.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1712</b> <i>empórion</i> – an emporium; a marketplace for <i>trading</i> (doing commerce), used only in Jn 2:16 (see also Lk 19:13). <a href="/greek/1713.htm">See 1713</a> (<i>emporia</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>neut. from <a href="/greek/1713.htm">emporos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a trading place<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>business (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1712: ἐμπόριον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐμπόριον</span></span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐν</span></span>, III. 3), <span class="greek2">ἐμπορίου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">ἔμπορος</span>), <span class="accented">a place where trade is carried on,</span> especially <span class="accented">a seaport; a mart, emporium</span>; (<span class="abbreviation">Pliny</span>,<span class="latin">forum</span><span class="latin">nundinarium</span>): <span class="greek2">οἶκος</span> <span class="greek2">ἐμπορίου</span> a market house (epexegetical genitive (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 59, 8 a.; <span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">a house of merchandise</span>)), <a href="/interlinear/john/2-16.htm">John 2:16</a>. (From <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>a market<p>Neuter from <a href="/greek/1713.htm">emporos</a>; a mart ("emporium") -- merchandise. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1713.htm">emporos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εμπόρια εμπόριον εμποριου εμπορίου ἐμπορίου εμπορίω emporiou emporíou<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 2:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μου οἶκον <b>ἐμπορίου</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> house a place <span class="itali">of business.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> house an house <span class="itali">of merchandise.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of me a house <span class="itali">of merchandise</span><p><b><a href="/greek/1712.htm">Strong's Greek 1712</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1712.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/emporiou_1712.htm">ἐμπορίου — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1711.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1711"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1711" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1713.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1713"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1713" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>