John 2:16

καὶ τοῖς τὰς περιστερὰς πωλοῦσιν εἶπεν, Ἄρατε ταῦτα ἐντεῦθεν· μὴ ποιεῖτε τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου οἶκον ἐμπορίου.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 3588; tois; τοῖς; the; Art-DMP

Strongs 3588; tas; τὰς; the; Art-AFP

Strongs 4058; peristeras; περιστερὰς; doves; N-AFP

Strongs 4453; pōlousin; πωλοῦσιν; those who are selling; V-PPA-DMP

Strongs 2036; eipen; εἶπεν; said; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 142; Arate; Ἄρατε; Take lift up; V-AMA-2P

Strongs 3778; tauta; ταῦτα; these ones; DPro-ANP

Strongs 1782; enteuthen; ἐντεῦθεν; on this side; Adv

Strongs 3361; mē; μὴ; not; Adv

Strongs 4160; poieite; ποιεῖτε; you make; V-PMA-2P

Strongs 3588; ton; τὸν; the; Art-AMS

Strongs 3624; oikon; οἶκον; house; N-AMS

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

Strongs 3962; Patros; Πατρός; Father; N-GMS

Strongs 1473; mou; μου; of myself; PPro-G1S

Strongs 3624; oikon; οἶκον; house; N-AMS

Strongs 1712; emporiou; ἐμπορίου; emporium/trading station; N-GNS

RBT Translation:

And to those ones who are offering the Doves for sale, he said "Lift up these things on this side! Don't make the Household of the Father of myself a trading-emporium!"

ἐμπόριον, τό — “centralized commercial hubs, trading stations ”

The term ἐμπόριον (plural ἐμπόρια) is not limited to local marketplaces; it frequently denotes strategic trading stations, coastal ports, or centralized commercial hubs facilitating both domestic and international commerce. Herodotus (1.165, 2.178) and Thucydides (1.13, 1.100) describe ἐμπόρια established in regions without full civic structures, while Strabo (Geography) and Appian (Mithridatic Wars) attest to its use for shared ports accommodating merchants from multiple regions. In Athens, ὁ ἐ. functioned as a central exchange where local and foreign merchants converged (Diph. 17.3; Demosthenes, Speeches), emphasizing its role as a regulatory and commercial focal point rather than simply a casual market. The term thus spans local marts, urban commercial quarters, and international emporia, underlining its versatility in classical and Hellenistic economic geography.

(cf. LSJ ἐμπόριον)

Chambers down, Pillars up.

"Wisdom has built the House of herself. She has cut-out pillars of herself: seven." (Proverbs 9:1 RBT)

The ways of Sheol —the house of herself is of those who climb down toward the chambers of death. (Proverbs 7:27 RBT)

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And he said to those selling doves, Take away these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.

LITV Translation:
And to the ones selling the doves, He said, Take these things from here! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise.