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ἐμπολάω

ἐμπολάω, to get by barter

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ἐμπολᾶτε present active imperative 2nd plural, present active subjunctive 2nd plural, present active indicative 2nd plural, imperfect active indicative 2nd plural of ἐμπολάω

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ἐμπολ-άω, impf. ἠμπόλων Ar. V. 444, (ἀπ-) E. Tr. 973: fut. -ήσω S. Ant. 1063: aor. ἠμπόλησα, but in Is. 11.43 ἐνεπόλησα (Scaliger for ἐνέπωλ-): pf. ἠμπόληκα S. Aj. 978, Ar. Pax 367; late ἐμπεπόληκα Luc. Cat. 1:—Med. (v. infr.):—Pass., aor. ἠμπολήθην S. Tr. 250: pf. ἠμπόλημαι, Ion. ἐμπ (ἐξ-) Hdt. 1.1, S. Ant. 1036:—
  • get by barter or traffic, once in Hom., in Med., βίοτον πολὺν ἐμπολόωντο they were getting much substance by traffic, Od. 15.456:—Act., get by sale, ἐξ ὧν [προβάτων etc.] ἐνεπόλησαν τετρακισχιλίας [δραχμάς] Is. l.c., cf. X. An. 7.5.4: hence, earn, procure, τό γʼ εὖ πράσσειν . . κέρδος ἐμπολᾷ S. Tr. 93.
      • 2 deal or traffic in, ἐμπολᾶτε τἀπὸ Σάρδεων ἤλεκτρον Id. Ant. 1037; purchase, buy, Id. OT 1025, Ar. V. 444, Pax 367, 563, etc.; οὐκ ἐλεύθερος ἀλλʼ ἐμποληθείς S. Tr. 250:—Med., λαθραίαν ἐμπολωμένη Κύπριν E. Cret. 7.
      • 3 ἐ. τὴν ἐμὴν φρένα make profit of my mind by dealing with me, S. Ant. 1063.
    • II abs., traffic, ἵνʼ ἐμπολᾷ βέλτιον Ar. Pax 448; νυνὶ δὲ πεντήκοντα δραχμῶν ἐμπολῶ to the amount of 50 drachmae, ib. 1201; οὐκέτʼ ἐμπολῶμεν οὐδʼ εἰς ἥμισυ Id. Th. 452.
      • 2 metaph., deal or fare in any way, ἠμποληκότα τὰ πλεῖστʼ ἀμείνονα having dealt in most things with success, A. Eu. 631; κάλλιον ἐμπολήσει will fare better in health, Hp. Morb. 4.49; ἆρʼ ἠμπόληκας ὥσπερ ἡ φάτις κρατεῖ; S. Aj. 978.
    • III ἐμπολῶντο· ἐνεβάλλοντο, Hsch.

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