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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 38 times in 36 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:13 - He replied, “Collect no more taxes than the government requires.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:23 - why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:23 - The disciples began to ask each other which of them would ever do such a thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:15 - Herod came to the same conclusion and sent him back to us. Nothing this man has done calls for the death penalty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:41 - We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:20 - All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:29 - and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:17 - “Friends,[fn] I realize that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:35 - Then he said to his colleagues, “Men of Israel, take care what you are planning to do to these men!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:29 - You must abstain from eating food offered to idols, from consuming blood or the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. If you do this, you will do well. Farewell.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:28 - But Paul shouted to him, “Stop! Don’t kill 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 home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:19 - A number of them who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire. The value of the books was several million dollars.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:36 - Since this is an undeniable fact, you should stay calm and not do anything rash.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:11 - If I have done something worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die. But if I am innocent, no one has a right to turn me over to these men to kill me. I appeal to Caesar!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:25 - But in my opinion he has done nothing deserving death. However, since he appealed his case to the emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:9 - “I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - I preached first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that all must repent of their sins and turn to God—and prove they have changed by the good things they do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:26 - And King Agrippa knows about these things. I speak boldly, for I am sure these events are all familiar to him, for they were not done in a corner!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:31 - As they went out, they talked it over and agreed, “This man hasn’t done anything to deserve death or imprisonment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:32 - They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:1 - You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:2 - And we know that God, in his justice, will punish anyone who does such things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:3 - Since you judge others for doing these things, why do you think you can avoid God’s judgment when you do the same things?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:25 - The Jewish ceremony of circumcision has value only if you obey God’s law. But if you don’t obey God’s law, you are no better off than an uncircumcised Gentile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:15 - I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:19 - I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:11 - But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - The authorities are God’s servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God’s servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:17 - If I were doing this on my own initiative, I would deserve payment. But I have no choice, for God has given me this sacred trust.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:10 - For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:21 - Yes, I am afraid that when I come again, God will humble me in your presence. And I will be grieved because many of you have not given up your old sins. You have not repented of your impurity, sexual immorality, and eagerness for lustful pleasure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:21 - envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:21 - To bring you up to date, Tychicus will give you a full report about what I am doing and how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper in the Lord’s work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:9 - Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:11 - Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.
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