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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: 1711. ἐμπορία (emporia) -- Commerce, trade, business</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1711.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/romans/9-6.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/1711.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> > 1711</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/1710.htm" title="1710">◄</a> 1711. emporia <a href="../greek/1712.htm" title="1712">►</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">emporia: Commerce, trade, business</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἐμπορία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>emporia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>em-por-ee'-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(em-por-ee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Commerce, trade, business<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>trading, trade, trafficking, business.<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 "emporia," related concepts of trade and commerce can be found in Hebrew words such as סֹחֵר (socher, merchant) and מִסְחָר (mischar, trade).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "emporia" refers to the act of trading or engaging in commerce. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the activities related to buying and selling goods, often with a focus on the economic aspects of trade.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, commerce was a vital part of daily life and the economy. Cities were often centers of trade, with markets and ports bustling with merchants and traders. The term "emporia" would have been familiar to early Christians as it described the commercial activities that were integral to urban life. Trade routes connected various parts of the Roman Empire, facilitating the exchange of goods, culture, and ideas.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1711</b> <i>emporía</i> – a business trip for the purpose of <i>trading</i> (used only in Mt 22:5; 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>fem. from <a href="/greek/1713.htm">emporos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>commerce, business, trade. <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 1711: ἐμπορία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐμπορία</span></span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐν</span></span>, III. 3), <span class="greek2">ἐμπορίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἔμπορος</span>), <span class="accented">trade, merchandise</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/22-5.htm">Matthew 22:5</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span> and following; 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>merchandise, trade<p>Feminine from <a href="/greek/1713.htm">emporos</a>; traffic -- merchandise. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1713.htm">emporos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εμπορία εμποριαν εμπορίαν ἐμπορίαν εμπορίας emporian emporían<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/matthew/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 22:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὴν <b>ἐμπορίαν</b> αὐτοῦ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to his <span class="itali">merchandise:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the <span class="itali">business</span> of him<p><b><a href="/greek/1711.htm">Strong's Greek 1711</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1711.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/emporian_1711.htm">ἐμπορίαν — 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/1710.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1710"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1710" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1712.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1712"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1712" /></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>