Praxis πρᾶξις
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| πρᾶξις | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | praxis |
| Strong's number | G4234 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | action |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (2) |
Praxis (Greek πρᾶξις, Strong's G4234) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “action”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πρᾶξις, -εως, ἡ
(πράσσω), [in LXX: 2Ch.13:22 27:7 28:26 (דֶּרֶךְ), Job.24:5 A (פֹּעַל), Pro.13:13, Wis.9:11, al. ;]
1. a doing, deed, act: Mat.16:27; pl., π. ἀποσπτόλων, Ac, title; in late writers especially of wicked deeds or practices (frequently in Polyb.): Luk.23:51; p1., Rom.8:13, Col.3:9; with ref. to magic (see BS, 3235), Act.19:18.
2. an acting, action, business, function: Rom.12:4.†
(AS)
(πράσσω), [in LXX: 2Ch.13:22 27:7 28:26 (דֶּרֶךְ), Job.24:5 A (פֹּעַל), Pro.13:13, Wis.9:11, al. ;]
1. a doing, deed, act: Mat.16:27; pl., π. ἀποσπτόλων, Ac, title; in late writers especially of wicked deeds or practices (frequently in Polyb.): Luk.23:51; p1., Rom.8:13, Col.3:9; with ref. to magic (see BS, 3235), Act.19:18.
2. an acting, action, business, function: Rom.12:4.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | deeds (3), works (1), deed (1), office (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | deeds (2), has done (1), action (1), function (1), practices (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Praxis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
Luke
- Luke 23:51(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
Acts
- Acts 19:18And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
Romans
- Romans 8:13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.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.
- Romans 12:4For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,
Colossians
- Colossians 3:9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).