"pr. a passenger by sea; a traveller; one who travels about for traffic, a merchant, Mt. 13:45; Rev. 18:3, 11, 15, 23*"
Definition and meaning
pr. a passenger by sea; a traveller; one who travels about for traffic, a merchant, Mt. 13:45; Rev. 18:3, 11, 15, 23*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἔμπορος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of emporos (G1713) across the King James Bible.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
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Common questions
Strong's G1713 (emporos) is a Greek word that means: pr. a passenger by sea; a traveller; one who travels about for traffic, a merchant, Mt. 13:45; Rev. 18:3, 11, 15, 23* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word emporos (G1713) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1713 is emporos, a Greek word defined as: pr. a passenger by sea; a traveller; one who travels about for traffic, a merchant, Mt. 13:45; Rev. 18:3, 11, 15, 23*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
emporos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.