ἐμπορευσόμεθα
emporeusometha
engage in business
from ἐν and πορεύομαι; to travel in (a country as a pedlar), i.e. (by implication) to trade:--buy and sell, make merchandise.
James 4:13 · Word #18
Lexicon G1710
| Lemma | ἐμπορεύομαι |
| Transliteration | emporeúomai |
| Strong's | G1710 |
| In-context | engage in business |
| Literal | will-trade |
Morphology V FUT MID IND 1P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | FUT — Future — Action expected to happen |
| Voice | MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐμπορεύομαι |
| Strong's | G1710 |
SIBI-P1 G1710-01
we will journey-as-merchants for ourselves
| Root | ἐμπορεύομαι (emporeuomai) |
| Core Meanings | to travel as a merchant, to trade, to traffic, to engage in commerce |
| Semantic Range | to travel for commercial purposes, to trade goods, to conduct business, to make profit through commerce, to traffic in commodities (literal or figurative) |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, the term evokes the itinerant merchant economy of the ancient world and can carry moral overtones, especially when applied metaphorically to exploiting people or sacred things for gain. It reflects both ordinary commerce and the potential commodification of what ought not be sold. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb; future tense, middle voice, indicative mood, first person plural. The middle form (deponent in usage) carries reflexive or self-involved force: "we ourselves will engage in trading." |
| Rendering Rationale | The future middle indicative, first person plural (IFM1P), indicates a future action undertaken by "we" with self-involvement or self-interest. "Journey-as-merchants" preserves the root sense from ἐν (in) + πορεύομαι (to journey), highlighting travel for trade, while "for ourselves" reflects the middle voice nuance. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Word Usage (2 occurrences of G1710)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| James 4:13 | ἐμπορευσόμεθα | emporeusometha | engage in business |
| 2 Peter 2:3 | ἐμπορεύσονται | emporeusontai | they will exploit |