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Lexicon :: Strong's G4229 - pragma

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πρᾶγμα
Transliteration
pragma (Key)
Pronunciation
prag'-mah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:638,927

Strong’s Definitions

πρᾶγμα prâgma, prag'-mah; from G4238; a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object (material):—business, matter, thing, work.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G4229 in the following manner: thing (6x), matter (3x), business (1x), work (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G4229 in the following manner: thing (6x), matter (3x), business (1x), work (1x).

  1. that which has been done, a deed, an accomplished fact

  2. what is done or being accomplished

    1. spec. business, a commercial transaction

  3. a matter, question, affair

    1. spec. in a forensic sense, a matter at law, case, suit

  4. that which is or exists, a thing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρᾶγμα prâgma, prag'-mah; from G4238; a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object (material):—business, matter, thing, work.
STRONGS G4229:
πρᾶγμα, πράγματος, τό (πράσσω), from (Pindar), Aeschylus, Herodotus down, the Sept. chiefly for דָּבָר
a. that which has been done, a deed, an accomplished fact: Luke 1:1; Acts 5:4; 2 Corinthians 7:11; Hebrews 6:18.
b. what is doing or being accomplished: James 3:16; specifically, business (commercial transaction), 1 Thessalonians 4:6 (so Winers Grammar, 115 (109); others refer this example to c. and render in the matter (spoken of, or conventionally understood; cf. Green, Gram., p. 26f)).
c. a matter (in question), affair: Matthew 18:19; Romans 16:2; specifically, in a forensic sense, a matter at law, case, suit (Xenophon, mem. 2, 9, 1; Demosthenes, 1120, 26; Josephus, Antiquities 14, 10, 17): πρᾶγμα ἔχειν πρός τινα (A. V. having a matter against, etc.), 1 Corinthians 6:1.
d. that which is or exists, a thing: Hebrews 10:1; πράγματα οὐ βλεπόμενα, Hebrews 11:1 (see ἐλπίζω).*,
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
18:19
Luke
1:1
Acts
5:4
Romans
16:2
1 Corinthians
6:1
2 Corinthians
7:11
1 Thessalonians
4:6
Hebrews
6:18; 10:1; 11:1
James
3:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4229 matches the Greek πρᾶγμα (pragma),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:19 - “I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:1 - Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:4 - The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:2 - Welcome her in the Lord as one who is worthy of honor among God’s people. Help her in whatever she needs, for she has been helpful to many, and especially to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:1 - When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers[fn]!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:11 - Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:6 - Never harm or cheat a Christian brother in this matter by violating his wife,[fn] for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:18 - So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:1 - The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:1 - Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:16 - For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.
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