Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
trade/business
Usage: ἐμπορία, -ας, ἡ (ἔμπορος), [in LXX for סָחַר, רָכַל etc. ;] commerce, business, trade: Mat.22:5.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G1711
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
11
Books
4
Strong's G1711 Quick Answer
Strong's G1711 ἐμπορία (emporia) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. emporia (em-por-ee'-ah) n. 1. traffic [feminine from G1713] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include merchandise. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
- Meaning
- emporia (em-por-ee'-ah) n. 1. traffic [feminine from G1713]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
- Usage Words
- merchandise
Meaning and Definition
emporia (em-por-ee'-ah) n. 1. traffic [feminine from G1713] KJV: merchandise Root(s): G1713
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1711. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G1711 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render emporia, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
merchandise
Matthew 22:5
How Strong's G1711 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G1711 (ἐμπορία) appears 11 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- Ezekiel 27:13 — ἐμπορίαν
- Ezekiel 27:15 — ἐμπορίαν
- Ezekiel 27:16 — ἐμπορίαν
- Ezekiel 27:24 — ἐμπορίαν
- Ezekiel 28:5 — ἐμπορίᾳ
Strong's G1711 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G1711 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
Strong's G1711 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And her trade and her gain shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be gathered for them, but for those that dwell before the Lord, even all her trade, to eat and drink and be filled, and for a covenant and a memorial before the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Egypt has labored for thee; and the merchandise of the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall pass over to thee, and shall be thy servants; and they shall follow after thee bound in fetters, and shall pass over to thee, and shall do obeisance to thee, and make supplication to thee: because God is in thee; and there is no God beside thee, O Lord.
Greece, both the whole world, and the adjacent coasts, these traded with thee in the persons of men, and they gave as thy merchandise vessels of brass.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1711.
And her trade and her gain shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be gathered for them, but for those that dwell before the Lord, even all her trade, to eat and drink and be filled, and for a covenant and a memorial before the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Egypt has labored for thee; and the merchandise of the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall pass over to thee, and shall be thy servants; and they shall follow after thee bound in fetters, and shall pass over to thee, and shall do obeisance to thee, and make supplication to thee: because God is in thee; and there is no God beside thee, O Lord.
Greece, both the whole world, and the adjacent coasts, these traded with thee in the persons of men, and they gave as thy merchandise vessels of brass.
The sons of the Rhodesians were thy merchants; from the islands they multiplied thy merchandise, even elephants’ teeth: and to them that came in thou didst return thy prices,
even men as thy merchandise, from the multitude of thy trading population, myrrh and embroidered works from Tarshish: Ramoth also and Chorchor furnished thy market.
bringing for merchandise blue, and choice stores bound with cords, and cypress wood.
By thy abundant knowledge and thy traffic thou hast multiplied thy power; thy heart has been lifted up by thy power.
Of the abundance of thy merchandise thou hast filled thy storehouses with iniquity, and hast sinned: therefore thou hast been cast down wounded from the mount of God, and the cherub has brought thee out of the midst of the stones of fire.
Because of the multitude of thy sins and the iniquities of thy merchandise, I have profaned thy sacred things; and I will bring fire out of the midst of thee, this shall devour thee; and I will make thee to be ashes upon thy land before all that see thee.
Thou hast multiplied thy merchandise beyond the stars of heaven: the palmerworm has attacked it, and has flown away.
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1711, grouped by book.
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Strong's G1711 FAQ
What does emporia (ἐμπορία) mean?
Emporia (Strong's G1711) is a Greek word most simply glossed "merchandise". emporia (em-por-ee'-ah) n. 1. traffic [feminine from G1713]
How many times is emporia (ἐμπορία) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's G1711 across 4 books.
Where can I study emporia (ἐμπορία) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1711 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
What English words translate emporia (ἐμπορία)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as merchandise. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G1711 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 10 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G1711, with linked reader references where each row is available.