ἐμπορεύομαι

A. ‐ευσάμην Pl. Ep. 313d:—travel, ξένην ἔπι . . γαῖαν S. OT 456; ὡς τύραννον Id. Fr. 873; ποῖ δ’ ἐμπορεύῃ; Id. El. 405; τηνῶθεν Ar. Ach. 754.

2. abs., walk, Epich. 53, Metag. 10.

II. travel for traffic or business, Χρηματισμοῦ Χάριν Pl. Lg. 952e; εἰς Πόντον Chion Ep. 7,8, cf. SIG 1166 (Dodona): metaph., ἐ. εἰς ἰατρικήν inveigh against the art of healing, Hp. de Arte 1.

2. to be a merchant, traffic, Th. 7.13, X. Vect. 3.3, etc.; λόγοισιν Com.Adesp. 269: c. acc., trade in, γῆν LXX Ge. 34.21.

3. c. acc. rei, import, Pl. Ep. 313e; πολλὰς διὰ θαλάσσης ὠφελείας D.H. 6.86; πορφύραν ἀπὸ Φοινίκης D.L. 7.2; γλαῦκας Luc. Nigr.Prooem.

b. metaph., δίαιταν ἥντιν’ ἐμπορεύεται what manner of lite he leads, E. Fr. 812.6; ἐ. τὴν φιλοσοφίαν to make a trade of it, Ph. 2.486, Them. Or. 23.298d, cf. J. AJ 4.6.8; πλήθη καλῶν γυναικῶν Ath. 13.569f; in bad sense, trade on, τὴν λήθην τῶν δικαστῶν Ph. 2.536.

4. c. acc. pers., make gain of, overreach, cheat, πλαστοῖς λόγοις ὑμᾶς 2 Ep.Pet. 2.3:—also in Act., Plb. 38.12.10.