Greek verb · G4238
πράσσω
prassopras'-so
to do, practise, be engaged in; to achieve, effect, accomplish, perform; to transact, manage, hence, of payment, to exact; Reflexively, of state or condition, to do or fare Æsch., Hdt., al.)
39 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: prássō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4238is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 27spellings
- 4meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4238
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)
The King James renders it: commit, deeds, do, exact, keep, require, use arts.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
prasso is rendered "to do, practise, be engaged in; to achieve, effect, accomplish, perform; to transact, manage, hence, of payment, to exact; Reflexively, of state or condition, to do or fare Æsch., Hdt., al.)". It stands 39 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Thirteen of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists four meanings for it, beginning with "to do, practise, be engaged in".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 3:13“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-seven different ways.
The first use
“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
Luke 3:13πράσσετε
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Thirteen of the word's thirty-nine uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries four meanings: to do, practise, be engaged in, and to achieve, effect, accomplish, perform, and to transact, manage, hence, of payment, to exact, and Reflexively, of state or condition, to do or fare Æsch., Hdt., al.).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to do, practise, be engaged inAct.19:19, 36, 1Co.9:17; τ. ἴδια π., to mind one's own business (τὰ ἑαυτοῦ, Soph., Plat.), 1Th.4:11; intrans., to act, Act.17:7. | Tagged as
and 11 more, 25 uses in all | WhereActs 17:7and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees… |
| to achieve, effect, accomplish, performAct.26:20, 26 Rom.7:15 9:11, 2Co.5:10, Php.4:9; νόμον (ICC, in l), Rom.2:25; of unworthy acts (for WH. usually ποιέω in cl.), to commit, do | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 22:23Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this. |
| to transact, manage, hence, of payment, to exact(cl.): Luk.3:13 19:23. | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 3:13“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered. |
| Reflexively, of state or condition, to do or fare Æsch., Hdt., al.)Eph.6:21; εὖ π. (see M, Pr., 228 f.), Act.15:29.† | Tagged as
| WhereActs 15:29You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| πρασιά | prasia | group | Uses2 |
All 39, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
27 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- πράσσω4
- πράσσειν3
- πράσσοντας3
- ἔπραξεν2
- πεπραγμένον2
- πραξάντων2
- πράσσετε2
- πράσσοντες2
- ἔπραξα1
- ἐπράξαμεν1
- ἔπραξαν.¶1
- ἐπράξατε1
and 15 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular4V-PAI-1S
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)4V-PAN
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural3V-PAP-APM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2V-AAP-GPM
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural2V-PAM-2P
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-PAP-NPM
- verb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter singular2V-RPP-NSN
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-AAI-1P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-AAI-1S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person plural1V-AAI-2P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-AAI-3P
Luke
six uses
“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
- πράσσετεprasseteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do collect
Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
- ἔπραξαepraxaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: collected
Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
- πράσσειν.¶prasseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to do
Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.
- πεπραγμένονpepragmenonverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: done
We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
- ἐπράξαμενepraxamenverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we did
- ἔπραξενepraxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: did
John
two uses
Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
- πράσσωνprassonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: practicing
and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
- πράξαντεςpraxantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having done
Acts
thirteen uses
And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
- ἐπράξατεepraxateverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you acted
“Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.
- πράσσεινprasseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to do
You 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.
- πράξετεpraxeteverb · future active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will do
But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
- πράξῃςpraxesverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: may do
and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
- πράσσουσινprassousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: do
And 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.
- πραξάντωνpraxantonverb · aorist active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: having practiced
Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
- πράσσεινprasseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to do
If, 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!”
- πέπραχάpeprachaverb · perfect active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: have done
But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
- πεπραχέναιpeprachenaiverb · perfect active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to have done
So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- πρᾶξαιpraxaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to do
First 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.
- πράσσονταςprassontasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: doing
For 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.
- πεπραγμένονpepragmenonverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: done
On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
- πράσσειprasseiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is doing
Romans
ten uses
Although 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.
- πράσσοντεςprassontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: doing
- πράσσουσιν.¶prassousinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: practicing
You, 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.
- πράσσειςprasseisverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you do
And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
- πράσσονταςprassontasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: practicing
So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
- πράσσονταςprassontasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: practicing
Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
- πράσσῃςprassesverb · present active, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: you shall do
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.
- πράσσωprassoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I do
For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.
- πράσσωprassoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I practice
Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
- πραξάντωνpraxantonverb · aorist active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: having done
For 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.
- πράσσοντιprassontiverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: doing
1 Corinthians
two uses
And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?
- πράξαςpraxasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having performed
If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
- πράσσωprassoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I do
2 Corinthians
two uses
For 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.
- ἔπραξενepraxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he did
I 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.
- ἔπραξαν.¶epraxanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they have practiced
Galatians
one use
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- πράσσοντεςprassontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: doing
Ephesians
one use
Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
- πράσσωprassoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am doing
Philippians
one use
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
- πράσσετεprasseteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do practice
1 Thessalonians
one use
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
- πράσσεινprasseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to attend to
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.