Strong G7795κάπηλος
a peddler
- Transliteration
- kapēlos
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
1. a retail-dealer, huckster, hawker, peddlar, higgler , Lat. institor, (Herdotus Historicus), attic; opposite to the merchant ἔμπορος); (Xenophon Historicus), etc.; applied to Darius because of his finance-regulations, (Herdotus Historicus):—; κ. ἀσπίδων, ὅπλων a dealer in.. , (Aristophanes Comicus)
2. a tavern-keeper, publican , Lat. caupo, (Aristophanes Comicus), etc.
3. metaphorically, κ. πονηρίας a dealer in petty roguery, (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
2. a tavern-keeper, publican , Lat. caupo, (Aristophanes Comicus), etc.
3. metaphorically, κ. πονηρίας a dealer in petty roguery, (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)