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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 21 times in 20 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:20 - If I have sinned - what have I done to you, O watcher of men? Why have you set me as your target? Have I become a burden to you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:20 - The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:6 - I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:21 - For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person's steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:6 - If you sin, how does it affect God? If your transgressions are many, what does it do to him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21 - Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:23 - Who has prescribed his ways for him? Or said to him, 'You have done what is wicked'?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:10 - With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 - Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:17 - A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:7 - The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:28 - Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:19 - so is a person who deceives his neighbor, and says, "Was I not only joking?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:20 - This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have not done wrong."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:10 - Because of the long distance you must travel, you get tired, but you do not say, 'I give up.' You get renewed energy, so you don't collapse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:20 - There will arise after him one who will send out an exactor of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or battle.
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