Bible Dictionaries
Trade

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

A — 1: ἐργάζομαι

(Strong's #2038 — Verb — ergazomai — er-gad'-zom-ahee )

"to work," is rendered "traded" in Matthew 25:16; in Revelation 18:17 , AV, "trade," RV, "gain their living." See COMMIT , DO , LABOR , B, Note (1), MINISTER , WORK.

A — 2: πραγματεύομαι

(Strong's #4231 — Verb — pragmateuomai — prag-mat-yoo'-om-ahee )

is rendered "trade ye" in Luke 19:13 , RV, which adds "herewith:" see OCCUPY.

A — 3: διαπραγματεύομαι

(Strong's #1281 — Verb — diapragmateuomai — dee-ap-rag-mat-yoo'-om-ahee )

"to accomplish by traffic, to gain by trading," occurs in Luke 19:15 .

A — 4: ἐμπορεύομαι

(Strong's #1710 — Verb — emporeuomai — em-por-yoo'-om-ahee )

is rendered "trade" in James 4:13 , RV: see BUY , Note, MERCHANDISE , B.

B — 1: τέχνη

(Strong's #5078 — Noun Feminine — techne — tekh'-nay )

"an art" (Eng., "technique," "technical"), is used in Acts 18:3 (2nd part) of a "trade," RV (AV, "occupation"). For the 1st part see Note below. See ART.

B — 2: μέρος

(Strong's #3313 — Noun Neuter — meros — mer'-os )

"a portion," is used of "a trade" in Acts 19:27 . See CRAFT , No. 5.

Note: For the adjective homotechnos, "of the same trade," Acts 18:3,1 st part, RV, see CRAFT , No. 4.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Trade'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​t/trade.html. 1940.