ἐμπορία

emporia

commerce

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book IV 1
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705a4
Book XI 1
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918d7
Euthyphro 1
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15a3
Letters 1
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313e3
Republic 1
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Book II 1
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371a16

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐμπορία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, (ἔμπορος) A. commerce (acc. to Arist. Pol. 1258b22, of three kinds, ναυκληρία, φορτηγία, παράστασις (qq. vv.)), mostly used of commerce or trade by sea (cf. ἔμπορος III), Hes. Op. 646, Thgn. 1166, Simon. 127, etc.; ἐμπορίαν ποιεῖσθαι Isoc. 2.1; ἐμπορίας οὐκ οὔσης Th. 1.2; ἐὰν κατὰ θάλατταν ἡ ἐ. γένηται Pl. R. 371a; κατʼ ἐμπορίην, Att. -ίαν, for trade-purposes, Hdt. 3.139, Simon. l. c., Isoc. 17.4, etc.; ἐμπορίας ἕνεκα or -κεν, Th. 1.7, 6.2; πρὸς ἐμπορίαν Ar. Av. 718: pl., τὰς ἐ. τὰς κερδαλέως ib.594 (anap.); περὶ τὰς ἐ. διατρίβειν Arist. Pol. 1291a5, cf. D. 56.8. 2. a trade or business, AP 6.63.8 (Damoch.), Ev.Matt. 22.5. 3. errand, business, E. Hyps.Fr. 5.11 (anap.), Luc. Scyth. 4; journeying, πενία ἀζημίωτος ἐ. Secund. Sent. 10. II. merchandise, X. Vect. 3.2, AP 7.500 (Asclep.); αὑτοῦ τὴν ἐ. ἔφασκεν εἶναι Lys. 32.25; ἐπὶ τῇ ἐμπορίᾳ ἢν ἦγεν ἐν τῇ . . νηΐ Test. ap. D. 35.23.

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