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Lexicon :: Strong's G4233 - praktōr

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πράκτωρ
Transliteration
praktōr (Key)
Pronunciation
prak'-tor
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of πράσσω (G4238)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:642,927

Strong’s Definitions

πράκτωρ práktōr, prak'-tor; from a derivative of G4238; a practiser, i.e. (specially), an official collector:—officer.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G4233 in the following manner: officer (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G4233 in the following manner: officer (2x).

  1. one who does anything, a doer

  2. one who does the work of inflicting punishment or taking vengeance

    1. the avenger of murder

    2. the exactor of a monetary fine

    3. an officer of justice of the lower order whose business it is to inflict punishment

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πράκτωρ práktōr, prak'-tor; from a derivative of G4238; a practiser, i.e. (specially), an official collector:—officer.
STRONGS G4233:
πράκτωρ, πρακτορος, ὁ (πράσσω);
1. one who does anything, a doer (Sophocles).
2. "one who does the work of inflicting punishment or taking vengeance; especially the avenger of a murder (Aeschylus, Sophocles); the exactor of a pecuniary fine" ((Antiphon), Demosthenes, others); an officer of justice of the tower order whose business it is to inflict punishment: Luke 12:58.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
12:58

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Strong's Number G4233 matches the Greek πράκτωρ (praktōr),
which occurs 2 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 - “For while you are going with your opponent [at law] to appear before a magistrate, on the way make an effort to settle, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge does not [rule against you and] turn you over to the officer, and the officer does not throw you into prison.
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