ἐμπολάω
empolaōVerbG7204
to do business
Full Lexicon Entry
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)
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