Word Study · Strong's G4238 · Greek
πράσσω
prasso
pras'-so
Strong's 1890 spelling: prássō
“to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from, which properly refers to a single act)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from , which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally)
Rendered in the KJV as
commit, deeds, do, exact, keep, require, use arts.
- 39occurrencesin the New Testament
- 10 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 33inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 39 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 33
- πράσσω,3
- πεπραγμένον2
- πραξάντων2
- πράσσειν.2
- πράσσοντες2
- ἔπραξα;1
- ἐπράξαμεν1
- ἔπραξαν.¶1
- ἐπράξατε,1
- ἔπραξεν,1
- ἔπραξεν.1
- πέπραχά1
and 21 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 31
- to do.3
- doing2
- doing.2
- done2
- having done2
- I do,2
- practicing2
- collected1
- did.1
- do1
- do collect.1
- do practice,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 26
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person singular4
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)4
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-1S · 4
- V-PAN · 4
- V-PAP-APM · 3
- V-AAI-3S · 2
- V-AAP-GPM · 2
- V-PAM-2P · 2
- V-PAP-NPM · 2
- V-RPP-NSN · 2
- V-AAI-1P · 1
- V-AAI-1S · 1
- V-AAI-2P · 1
- V-AAI-3P · 1
All 39, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Luke6 occurrences
- Luke 3:13πράσσετε.prasseteverb · present active, command · 2nd person plural“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.here: do collect.
- Luke 19:23ἔπραξα;epraxaverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularWhy then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’here: collected
- Luke 22:23πράσσειν.¶prasseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.here: to do.
- Luke 23:15πεπραγμένονpepragmenonverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singularNeither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.here: done
- Luke 23:41ἐπράξαμενepraxamenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person pluralWe are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”here: we did
- Luke 23:41ἔπραξεν.epraxenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularWe are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”here: did.
John2 occurrences
- John 3:20πράσσωνprassōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularEveryone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.here: practicing
- John 5:29πράξαντεςpraxantesverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraland come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.here: having done
Acts13 occurrences
- Acts 3:17ἐπράξατε,epraxateverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person pluralAnd now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.here: you acted,
- Acts 5:35πράσσειν.prasseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)“Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.here: to do.
- Acts 15:29πράξετε.praxeteverb · future active, statement · 2nd person pluralYou must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.here: you will do.
- Acts 16:28πράξῃςpraxēsverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person singularBut Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”here: may do
- Acts 17:7πράσσουσινprassousinverb · present active, statement · 3rd person pluraland Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”here: do
- Acts 19:19πραξάντωνpraxantōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralAnd a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.here: having practiced
- Acts 19:36πράσσειν.prasseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.here: to do.
- Acts 25:11πέπραχάpeprachaverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 1st person singularIf, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”here: have done
- Acts 25:25πεπραχέναι,peprachenaiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, infinitive (“to…”)But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.here: to have done,
- Acts 26:9πρᾶξαι,praxaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.here: to do,
- Acts 26:20πράσσοντας.prassontasverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralFirst to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.here: doing.
- Acts 26:26πεπραγμένονpepragmenonverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singularFor the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.here: done
- Acts 26:31πράσσειprasseiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularOn their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”here: is doing
Romans10 occurrences
- Romans 1:32πράσσοντεςprassontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAlthough they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.here: doing
- Romans 1:32πράσσουσιν.¶prassousinverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralAlthough they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.here: practicing [them].
- Romans 2:1πράσσειςprasseisverb · present active, statement · 2nd person singularYou, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.here: you do
- Romans 2:2πράσσοντας·prassontasverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralAnd we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.here: practicing;
- Romans 2:3πράσσονταςprassontasverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralSo when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?here: practicing
- Romans 2:25πράσσῃς·prassēsverb · present active, subjunctive · 2nd person singularCircumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.here: you shall do;
- Romans 7:15πράσσω,prassōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularI do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.here: I do,
- Romans 7:19πράσσω.prassōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularFor I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.here: I practice.
- Romans 9:11πραξάντωνpraxantōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralYet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,here: having done
- Romans 13:4πράσσοντι.prassontiverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularFor he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.here: doing.
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 5:2πράξας;praxasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?here: having performed?
- 1 Corinthians 9:17πράσσω,prassōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularIf my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.here: I do,
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 5:10ἔπραξεν,epraxenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularFor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.here: he did,
- 2 Corinthians 12:21ἔπραξαν.¶epraxanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralI am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.here: they have practiced.