ἐμπολάω (empolaō)
empolaō
to do business
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- Koine Greek
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Definition
Definition
1. to get by barter or traffic, earn , (Sophocles Tragicus):—;Mid., βίοτον πολὺν ἐμπολόωντο they were getting much substance by traffic , (Odyssey by Homer)
2. to deal or traffic in a thing, to purchase, buy , (Sophocles Tragicus):—;metaphorically, ἐμπ. τὴν ἐμὴν φρένα to make profit of my mind, by dealing with me, (Odyssey by Homer)
3. absolute to deal as a merchant, traffic , (Aristophanes Comicus):—;metaphorically, ἠμποληκὼς τὰ πλεῖστ᾽ ἀμείνονα having dealt in most things with success, (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
2. to deal or traffic in a thing, to purchase, buy , (Sophocles Tragicus):—;metaphorically, ἐμπ. τὴν ἐμὴν φρένα to make profit of my mind, by dealing with me, (Odyssey by Homer)
3. absolute to deal as a merchant, traffic , (Aristophanes Comicus):—;metaphorically, ἠμποληκὼς τὰ πλεῖστ᾽ ἀμείνονα having dealt in most things with success, (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)