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ἐμπορ-ικός

emporikos

of, for commerce, mercantile, to be used in trade

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ἐμπορ-ικός · empor-ikos — LSJ

of, for commerce, mercantile, to be used in trade, of commerce, the class of merchant-seamen, with an aptitude for trade, camp-traders, sutlers

of or for commerce, mercantile, οἶκος Stesich. 80; ἐ. τέχνη or ἐ. alone, = ἐμπορία I.1, Pl. Euthphr. 14e, Sph. 223d, al.; ἐ., τά, Id. Lg. 842d; ἐ. δίκαι Arist. Ath. 59.5, D. 7.12; κατὰ τοὺς ἐ. νόμους Id. 35.3: ἐ. συμβολαῖα ib. 47; τὰ ἐ. χρήματα money to be used in trade, ib. 49; ἡ μνᾶ ἡ ἐ. the mina of commerce, IG 2(2).1013.34 (ii B. C.); ἐμπορικόν, τό, the class of merchant-seamen, Arist. Pol. 1291b24; with an aptitude for trade, παῖς Lib. Decl. 33.7: Comp. -ώτερος Ptol. Tetr. 66: -κοί, οἱ, cam

2 imported, foreign

imported, foreign, ἐ. χρήματα διεμπολᾶν Ar. Ach. 974; φόρτος Plu. Lyc. 9.

3 a travellerʼs, a romance

διήγημα ἐ. a travellerʼs tale, i.e. a romance, Plb. 4.39.11.

II in mercantile fashion

Adv. -κῶς in mercantile fashion, Str. 8.6.16.

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