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Lexicon :: Strong's G4234 - praxis

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πρᾶξις
Transliteration
praxis (Key)
Pronunciation
prax'-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:642,927

Strong’s Definitions

πρᾶξις prâxis, prax'-is; from G4238; practice, i.e. (concretely) an act; by extension, a function:—deed, office, work.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G4234 in the following manner: deed (4x), work (1x), office (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G4234 in the following manner: deed (4x), work (1x), office (1x).

  1. a doing, a mode of acting, a deal, a transaction

    1. the doings of the apostles

    2. in a bad sense, wicked deed, crime, wicked doings (our practices i.e. trickery)

  2. a thing to be done, business

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρᾶξις prâxis, prax'-is; from G4238; practice, i.e. (concretely) an act; by extension, a function:—deed, office, work.
STRONGS G4234:
πρᾶξις, πράξεως, ἡ (πράσσω), from Homer down;
a. a doing, a mode of acting; a deed, act, transaction: universally, πράξεις τῶν ἀποστόλων (Griesbach; Rec. inserts ἁγίων, L Tr WH omit τῶν, Tdf. has simply πράξεις), the doings of (i. e. things done by) the apostles, in the inscription of the Acts; singular in an ethical sense: both good and bad, Matthew 16:27; in a bad sense, equivalent to wicked deed, crime, Luke 23:51; plural wicked doings (cf. our practices i. e. trickery; often so by Polybius): Acts 19:18; Romans 8:13; Colossians 3:9; (with κακῇ added, as Ev. Nicod. 1Ἰησοῦς ἐθεράπευσε δαιμονιζομένους ἀπό πράξεων κακῶν).
b. a thing to be done, business (A. V. office) (Xenophon, mem. 2, 1, 6): Romans 12:4.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
16:27
Luke
23:51
Acts
19:18
Romans
8:13; 12:4
Colossians
3:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4234 matches the Greek πρᾶξις (praxis),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:27 - For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:51 - who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:18 - Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:13 - For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:4 - For as in one body we have many members,[fn] and the members do not all have the same function,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:9 - Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self[fn] with its practices
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