Bible Dictionaries
Occupy

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

OCCUPY . The ‘occupier’ of Ezekiel 27:27 is a ‘trader,’ and ‘to occupy’ ( Ezekiel 27:9 , Luke 19:13 ) is ‘to trade.’ The original meaning of the Eng. word is to be engaged in anything.

Bibliography Information
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Occupy'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​o/occupy.html. 1909.