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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 to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay every man for 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 purpose and deed, and he was looking for the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:18 - Many also 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, and all the members do not 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 nature with its practices
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