Lexical Definition

‎ἐμπορεύομαι‎ emporeúomai (em-por-yoo'-om-ahee) to traffic in ^G:V
from ‎ἐν‎ and ‎πορεύομαι‎

buy and sell, make merchandise.

• to travel in (a country as a pedlar), i.e. (by implication) to trade

Abbott-Smith

ἐμ-πορεύομαι depon. (< ἔμπορος), [in LXX chiefly for סָחַר ;]
1. to travel, esp. for business.
2. to traffic, trade: Ja 4:13.
3. C. acc rei
(a) to traffic in;
(b) to import: (Ho 12:1*, for יָבַל hoph.).
4. C. acc pers., to make a gain of: II Pe 2:3.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐμπορεύομαι-εύομαι,

future -πορεύσομαι: aorist 1 ἐνεπορεύθην:—middle, aorist 1 -ευσάμην[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—travel, ξένην ἔπι.. γαῖαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποῖ δ᾽ ἐμπορεύομαιεύ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 absolutely, walk, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II travel for traffic or business, Χρηματισμοῦ Χάριν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς Πόντον Chion [Refs] inveigh against the art of healing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 to be a merchant, traffic, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative, trade in, γῆν [LXX]
__II.3 with accusative of things, import, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολλὰς διὰ θαλάσσης ὠφελείας [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.3.b metaphorically, δίαιταν ἥντιν᾽ ἐμπορεύομαιεύεται what manner of lite he leads, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τὴν φιλοσοφίαν to make a trade of it, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; in bad sense, trade on, τὴν λήθην τῶν δικαστῶν [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.4 with accusative person, make gain of, overreach, cheat, πλαστοῖς λόγοις ὑμᾶς [NT]:—also in active, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.34.21 ☩ 2Pet.2.3}