1. to get by barter or traffic, earn , (Sophocles Tragicus):—;Mid. βίοτον πολὺν ἐμπολόωντο they were getting much substance by traffic , (Odyssey by Homer)

2. to deal or traffic in a thing, to purchase, buy , (Sophocles Tragicus):—;metaphorically, ἐμπ. τὴν ἐμὴν φρένα to make profit of my mind, by dealing with me, (Odyssey by Homer)

3. absolute to deal as a merchant, traffic , (Aristophanes Comicus):—;metaphorically, ἠμποληκὼς τὰ πλεῖστ᾽ ἀμείνονα having dealt in most things with success, (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)