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Lexicon :: Strong's G4238 - prassō

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πράσσω
Transliteration
prassō (Key)
Pronunciation
pras'-so
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A root word
mGNT
39x in 26 unique form(s) TR
38x in 26 unique form(s) LXX
21x in 14 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:632,927

Trench's Synonyms: xcvi. ποιέω, πράσσω.

Strong’s Definitions

πράσσω prássō, pras'-so; a primary verb; to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from G4160, which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally):—commit, deeds, do, exact, keep, require, use arts.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's G4238 in the following manner: do (28x), commit (5x), exact (1x), require (1x), deed (1x), keep (1x), use arts (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's G4238 in the following manner: do (28x), commit (5x), exact (1x), require (1x), deed (1x), keep (1x), use arts (1x).

  1. to exercise, practise, to be busy with, carry on

    1. to undertake, to do

  2. to accomplish, perform

    1. to commit, perpetrate

  3. to manage public affairs, transact public business

    1. to exact tribute, revenue, debts

  4. to act

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πράσσω prássō, pras'-so; a primary verb; to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from G4160, which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally):—commit, deeds, do, exact, keep, require, use arts.
STRONGS G4238:
πράσσω and (once viz. Acts 17:7 R G) πράττω; future πράξω; 1 aorist ἔπραξα; perfect πέπραχά; perfect passive participle πεπραγμενος; from Homer down; the Sept. several times for עָשָׂה and פָּעַל; to do, practise, effect, Latinagere (but ποιεῖν to make, Latinfacere; (see ποιέω, at the end)); i. e.:
1. to exercise, practise, be busy with, carry on: τά περίεργα, Acts 19:19; τά ἰδίᾳ, to mind one's own affairs, 1 Thessalonians 4:11 (τά ἑαυτοῦ (Sophocles Electr. 678); Xenophon, mem. 2, 9, 1; Plato, Phaedr., p. 247a.; Demosthenes, p. 150, 21; others); used of performing the duties of an office, 1 Corinthians 9:17. to undertake to do, μηδέν προπετές, Acts 19:36.
2. to accomplish, to perform: πεπραγμένον ἐστιν, has been accomplished, has taken place, Acts 26:26; εἴτε ἀγαθόν, εἴτε κακόν, 2 Corinthians 5:10; ἀγαθόν ἤ φαῦλον (κακόν), Romans 9:11 (δίκαια ἤ ἄδικα, Plato, Apology, p. 28 b.); ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα, Acts 26:20; add, Romans 7:15, 19; Philippians 4:9; μόνον, to do, i. e. keep the law, Romans 2:25; of unworthy acts, to commit, perpetrate (less frequent so in Greek writings, as πολλά καί ἀνόσια, Xenophon, symp. 8, 22; with them ποιεῖν ((see Schmidt, Syn., chapter 23, 11, 3; Liddell and Scott, under the word, B.)) is more common in reference to bad conduct; hence, τούς ἐπισταμένους μέν ἅ δεῖ πράττειν, ποιοῦντας δέ ταναντια, Xenophon, mem. 3, 9, 4), Acts 26:9; 2 Corinthians 12:21; τό ἔργον τοῦτο, this (criminal) deed, 1 Corinthians 5:2 T WH Tr marginal reading; add, Luke 22:23; Acts 3:17; Acts 5:35; Romans 7:19; τά τοιαῦτα, such nameless iniquities, Romans 1:32 (where ποιεῖν and πράσσειν are used indiscriminately (but cf. Meyer)); Romans 2:1-3; Galatians 5:21; (φαῦλα, John 3:20; John 5:29; τί ἄξιον θανάτου, Luke 23:15; Acts 25:11, 25; Acts 26:31; τό κακόν, Romans 7:19; Romans 13:4; ἄτοπον, Luke 23:41; τί τίνι κακόν, to bring evil upon one, Acts 16:28.
3. to manage public affairs, transact public business (Xenophon, Demosthenes, Plutarch); from this use has come a sense met with from Pindar, Aeschylus, Herodotus down, viz. to exact tribute, revenue, debts: Luke 3:13 (here R. V. extort); τό ἀργύριον, Luke 19:23 (soagere in Latin, cf. the commentators on Suetonius, Vesp. 1; (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 42, 1 a.)).
4. intransitive, to act (see εὖ, p. 256a): ἀπέναντι τίνος, contrary to a thing, Acts 17:7.
5. from Aeschylus and Herodotus down reflexively, me habere: τί πράσσω, how I do, the state of my affairs, Ephesians 6:21; εὖ πράξετε (see εὖ), Acts 15:29 (cf. Buttmann, 300 (258)).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
3:13; 19:23; 22:23; 23:15; 23:41
John
3:20; 5:29
Acts
3:17; 5:35; 15:29; 16:28; 17:7; 17:7; 19:19; 19:36; 25:11; 25:25; 26:9; 26:20; 26:26; 26:31
Romans
1:32; 2:1; 2:2; 2:3; 2:25; 7:15; 7:19; 7:19; 7:19; 9:11; 13:4
1 Corinthians
5:2; 9:17
2 Corinthians
5:10; 12:21
Galatians
5:21
Ephesians
6:21
Philippians
4:9
1 Thessalonians
4:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4238 matches the Greek πράσσω (prassō),
which occurs 39 times in 37 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:13 - And he told them, “Collect no more than the fixed amount you have been ordered to [collect].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:23 - ‘Then why did you not [at the very least] put my money in a bank? Then on my return, I would have collected it with interest.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:23 - And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:15 - “No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and indeed, He has done nothing to deserve death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:41 - “We are suffering justly, because we are getting what we deserve for what we have done; but this Man has done nothing wrong.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:20 - “For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and does not come to the Light [but shrinks from it] for fear that his [sinful, worthless] activities will be exposed and condemned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:29 - and they will come out—those who did good things [will come out] to a resurrection of [new] life, but those who did evil things [will come out] to a resurrection of judgment [that is, to be sentenced].

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:17 -

“Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance [not fully aware of what you were doing], just as your rulers did also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:35 - Then he said to the Council, “Men of Israel, be careful in regard to what you propose to do to these men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:29 -

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from [consuming] blood, and from [eating the meat of] things that have been strangled, and from sexual impurity. If you keep yourselves from these things, you will do well. Farewell.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:28 - But Paul shouted, saying, “Do not hurt yourself, we are all here!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:7 - and Jason has welcomed them [into his house and protected them]! And they all are saying things contrary to the decrees of Caesar, [actually] claiming that there is another king, Jesus.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:19 - And many of those who had practiced magical arts collected their books and [throwing book after book on the pile] began burning them in front of everyone. They calculated their value and found it to be [fn]50,000 pieces of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:36 - “So, since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and stay calm and not do anything rash.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:11 - “Therefore, if I am guilty and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not try to escape death; but if there is nothing to the accusations which these men are bringing against me, no one can hand me over to them. I [fn]appeal to Caesar (Emperor Nero).”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:25 - “But I found that he had done nothing worthy of death; however, since he appealed to the Emperor [Nero], I decided to send him [to Rome].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:9 -

“So then, I [once] thought to myself that it was my duty to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - but I openly proclaimed first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent [change their inner self—their old way of thinking] and turn to God, doing deeds and living lives which are consistent with repentance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:26 - “For [your majesty] the king understands these things, and [therefore] I am also speaking to him with confidence and boldness, since I am convinced that none of these things escape his notice; for this has not been done in a corner [hidden from view, in secret].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:31 - and after they had gone out, they began saying to one another, “This man is not doing anything worthy of death or [even] of imprisonment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:32 - Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:1 -

Therefore you have no excuse or justification, everyone of you who [hypocritically] [fn]judges and condemns others; for in passing judgment on another person, you condemn yourself, because you who judge [from a position of arrogance or self-righteousness] are habitually practicing the very same things [which you denounce].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:2 - And we know that the judgment of God falls justly and in accordance with truth on those who practice such things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:3 - But do you think this, O man, when you judge and condemn those who practice such things, and yet do the same yourself, that you will escape God’s judgment and elude His verdict?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:25 -

Circumcision [the sign of the covenant of Abraham] is indeed of value if you practice the Law; but if you habitually break the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision [it is meaningless in God’s sight].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:15 - For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled and bewildered by them]. I do not practice what I want to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate [and yielding to my human nature, my worldliness—my sinful capacity].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:19 - For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:11 - and though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything either good or bad, so that God’s purpose [His choice, His election] would stand, not because of works [done by either child], but because of [the plan of] Him who calls them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - For he is God’s servant to you for good. But if you do wrong, [you should] be afraid; for he does not carry the [executioner’s] sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an avenger who brings punishment on the wrongdoer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:2 - And you are proud and arrogant! You should have mourned in shame so that the man who has done this [disgraceful] thing would be removed from your fellowship!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:17 - For if I do this work [fn]of my own free will, then I have a reward; but if it is not of my will [but by God’s choosing], I have been entrusted with a [sacred] stewardship.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:10 - For we [believers will be called to account and] must all appear before the [fn]judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be repaid for what has been done in the body, whether good or [fn]bad [that is, each will be held responsible for his actions, purposes, goals, motives—the use or misuse of his time, opportunities and abilities].

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:21 - I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality and decadence which they formerly practiced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:21 - envy, drunkenness, riotous behavior, and other things like these. I warn you beforehand, just as I did previously, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:21 -

Now, so that you may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will tell you everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:9 - The things which you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things [in daily life], and the God [who is the source] of peace and well-being will be with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:11 - and to make it your ambition to live quietly and peacefully, and to mind your own affairs and work with your hands, just as we directed you,
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