ἰνπολα

ἐμπολ-ή, ἡ, Arc. [full] ἰνπολά IG5(2).3.27 (pl., Tegea, iv B.C.):—

A merchandise, Pi.P.2.67, Ar.Ach. 930 (lyr.);

ὁλκάδας γεμούσας.. ἐμπολῆς X.HG5.1.23

: metaph., μέλεον ἐ. E.Hyps Fr.41(64).87 (lyr.): pl., wares, IGl.c.

II traffic, purchase, E.IT 1111 (lyr.), X.Cyr.6.2.39: pl., ventures, S.Fr.555.4.

III gain made by traffic, profit,

ἀναθέμεν τῷ' Ἀσκλαπιῷ τὰς ἐ. τῶν ἰχθύων Ἀρχ. Ἐφ. 1918.168

(Epid., iv B.C.), cf. Palaeph.45; esp. harlot's hire, Artem.1.78 (pl.), D.C.79.13 (pl.).

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `trade, trade-goods, purchase, profit' (Pi., Att.).

Other forms: Arc. ἰνπολα, IV^a

Compounds: Comp. ἀπεμπολή s. below. Note ἐμπέλωρος ἀγορανόμος H. (prob. for ἐμπολ-; diff. Chantraine, s. v.). - ἐμπολαῖος `belonging to trade', surname of Hermes (Ar.), ἐμπολεύς `buyer' (AP; cf. Boßhardt Die Nomina auf - ευς 74). Denomin. verb ἐμπολάω -άομαι, impf. ἠμπόλων, aor. ἠμπόλησα ( ἐνεπόλησα Is.), ἠμπολήθην, perf. ἠμπόληκα ( ἐμπεπόληκα Luc.), ἠμπόλημαι `trade, buy, sell, win' (Od.). Also with prefix: ἀπ-, δι-, ἐξ-, παρ-, προσ-.

Derivatives: ἐμπόλημα `goods, profit' (S.), ( ἀπ-)ἐμπόλησις (Hp., Poll.), ἀπεμπολητής `seller' (Lyc.); postverbal ἀπεμπολήν ἀπαλλαγήν, πρᾶσιν, ἐμπορίαν H.

Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [639] * kʷel- `turn, move'

Etymology: Also ( ἐξ-)ἐμπολέω `id.' (Herod., J.). Cf. ἐντολή, ἐντομή etc. and so based on a verb *ἐμπέλω, - ομαι. One compares the iterative (with lengthened grade) πωλέω `sell'. ἐμπολάω is a denomin, as appears from the augmented and reduplicated forms. - Connection with πέλομαι, -ω `turn, move' is semantically possible; ἐμπολή would then be `traffic'. IE has an old word for `sell, earn etc.', in several nominal derivv., e. g. Skt. paṇa- m. `salary' (with paṇate `trade, buy'), Lith. pel̃nas `wages, salary', OHG fāli, OWNo. falr `sal(e)able'; one connects πωλέω separating ἐμπολή. See Schwyzer 720 n. 8. See on ἐμπολή, ἐμπολάω Chantraine, Rev. de phil. 66, 11ff. with diff. suggestions ( πελάζω, πέλας etc.). - De Lamberterie argues for connection with * kʷel- and πωλέομαι, RPh 2, 1997, 159 and 172.

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