◄ 4238. prassó ►
Strong's Lexicon prassó: To practice, to do, to perform, to accomplish Original Word: πράσσω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prassó Pronunciation: pras'-so Phonetic Spelling: (pras'-so) Definition: I do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, i.e. I fare; I exact, require. Meaning: To practice, to perform repeatedly or habitually, to execute, to accomplish, to do. Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for πράσσω, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew verbs that convey action or practice, such as עָשָׂה (asah • Strong's Hebrew 6213), meaning "to do" or "to make," and פָּעַל (paal • Strong's Hebrew 6466), meaning "to work" or "to perform." These Hebrew verbs similarly emphasize the importance of actions and deeds in the context of faith and obedience to God's commandments. Usage: The verb πράσσω is used in the New Testament to denote the act of doing or practicing something, often with a sense of repetition or habitual action. It can refer to both positive and negative actions, depending on the context. Context: The Greek verb πράσσω (prassō) appears in various contexts throughout the New Testament, emphasizing the concept of action, practice, or execution. Unlike the Greek verb ποιέω (poieō), which can also mean "to do" or "to make," πράσσω often implies a continuous or habitual action. It is used to describe both righteous and unrighteous behaviors, depending on the context. In the New Testament, πράσσω is frequently used in moral and ethical discussions. For example, in Romans 7:15, Paul uses πράσσω to describe the struggle between his intentions and actions: "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate, I do." Here, πράσσω conveys the ongoing struggle with sin and the human tendency to act contrary to one's desires. In John 3:20-21, πράσσω is used to contrast evil deeds with those done in truth: "Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God." This passage highlights the moral dimension of πράσσω, where actions reflect one's relationship with truth and light. The verb is also used in legal and judicial contexts, as seen in Acts 25:11, where Paul states, "If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die." Here, πράσσω refers to the commission of acts that are subject to legal judgment. Overall, πράσσω underscores the importance of actions in the Christian life, emphasizing that what one practices habitually reveals one's character and spiritual state. It serves as a reminder of the call to live a life consistent with the teachings of Christ, where actions align with faith and truth. HELPS Word-studies 4238 prássō – properly, the active process in performing (accomplishing) a deed, and implying what is done as a regular practice – i.e. a routine or habit (cf. R. Trench). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to do, practice NASB Translation act (1), acted (1), attend (1), collect (1), collected (1), committed (3), deeds* (1), do (7), does (1), doing (2), done (6), performing (1), practice (9), practiced (2), practices (1), practicing (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4238: πράσσω 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)). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance commit, do, perform A primary verb; to "practise", i.e. Perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from poieo, 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. see GREEK poieo Forms and Transliterations επραξα έπραξα ἔπραξα επραξαμεν επράξαμεν ἐπράξαμεν επραξαν έπραξαν ἔπραξαν έπραξας επραξατε επράξατε ἐπράξατε έπραξε επραξεν έπραξεν ἔπραξεν πεπραγμενον πεπραγμένον πεπραχα πέπραχά πεπραχεναι πεπραχέναι πρα=νει πραξαι πράξαι πρᾶξαι πραξαντες πράξαντες πραξαντων πραξάντων πραξας πράξας πράξεις πραξετε πράξετε πράξη πραξης πράξης πράξῃς πρασσει πράσσει πρασσειν πράσσειν πρασσεις πράσσεις πρασσετε πράσσετε πρασσης πράσσης πράσσῃς πρασσοντας πράσσοντας πρασσοντες πράσσοντες πρασσοντι πράσσοντι πρασσόντων πρασσουσι πράσσουσι πρασσουσιν πράσσουσιν πρασσω πράσσω πρασσων πράσσων πράττουσι πραύθυμος πραύναι epraxa épraxa epraxamen epráxamen epraxan épraxan epraxate epráxate epraxen épraxen pepracha péprachá peprachenai peprachénai pepragmenon pepragménon prassei prássei prassein prássein prasseis prásseis prássēis prasses prassēs prassete prássete prasso prassō prásso prássō prasson prassōn prásson prássōn prassontas prássontas prassontes prássontes prassonti prássonti prassousi prássousi prassousin prássousin praxai prâxai praxantes práxantes praxanton praxantōn praxánton praxántōn praxas práxas práxeis práxēis praxes praxēs praxete práxete Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 3:13 V-PIA-2P GRK: διατεταγμένον ὑμῖν πράσσετε NAS: And he said to them, Collect no more KJV: unto them, Exact no more INT: is appointed to you collect Luke 19:23 V-AIA-1S GRK: ἂν αὐτὸ ἔπραξα NAS: and having come, I would have collected it with interest?' KJV: I might have required mine own with INT: anyhow it I might have collected Luke 22:23 V-PNA GRK: τοῦτο μέλλων πράσσειν NAS: one of them it might be who was going to do this thing. KJV: it was that should do this thing. INT: this was about to do Luke 23:15 V-RPM/P-NNS GRK: θανάτου ἐστὶν πεπραγμένον αὐτῷ NAS: death has been done by Him. KJV: of death is done unto him. INT: of death is done by him Luke 23:41 V-AIA-1P GRK: γὰρ ὧν ἐπράξαμεν ἀπολαμβάνομεν οὗτος NAS: but this man has done nothing KJV: of our deeds: but INT: indeed of what we did we receive [this] man Luke 23:41 V-AIA-3S GRK: οὐδὲν ἄτοπον ἔπραξεν KJV: but this man hath done nothing amiss. INT: nothing wrong did John 3:20 V-PPA-NMS GRK: ὁ φαῦλα πράσσων μισεῖ τὸ NAS: For everyone who does evil hates KJV: For every one that doeth evil hateth INT: that evil does hates the John 5:29 V-APA-NMP GRK: τὰ φαῦλα πράξαντες εἰς ἀνάστασιν NAS: those who committed the evil KJV: and they that have done evil, INT: the [ones] evil having done to a resurrection Acts 3:17 V-AIA-2P GRK: κατὰ ἄγνοιαν ἐπράξατε ὥσπερ καὶ NAS: I know that you acted in ignorance, KJV: ignorance ye did [it], as INT: in ignorance you acted as also Acts 5:35 V-PNA GRK: τί μέλλετε πράσσειν NAS: what you propose to do with these men. KJV: what ye intend to do as touching these INT: what you are about to do Acts 15:29 V-FIA-2P GRK: ἑαυτοὺς εὖ πράξετε Ἔρρωσθε NAS: things, you will do well. KJV: yourselves, ye shall do well. INT: yourselves well you will do Farewell Acts 16:28 V-ASA-2S GRK: λέγων Μηδὲν πράξῃς σεαυτῷ κακόν NAS: voice, saying, Do not harm yourself, KJV: voice, saying, Do thyself no INT: saying not do to yourself injury Acts 17:7 V-PIA-3P GRK: δογμάτων Καίσαρος πράσσουσι βασιλέα ἕτερον NAS: them, and they all act contrary KJV: these all do contrary to the decrees INT: decrees of Ceasar do king another Acts 19:19 V-APA-GMP GRK: τὰ περίεργα πραξάντων συνενέγκαντες τὰς NAS: of those who practiced magic KJV: of them also which used curious arts INT: the magic arts had practiced having brought the Acts 19:36 V-PNA GRK: μηδὲν προπετὲς πράσσειν NAS: to keep calm and to do nothing KJV: quiet, and to do nothing rashly. INT: nothing headlong to do Acts 25:11 V-RIA-1S GRK: ἄξιον θανάτου πέπραχά τι οὐ NAS: I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything KJV: or have committed any thing INT: worthy of death have done anything not Acts 25:25 V-RNA GRK: αὐτὸν θανάτου πεπραχέναι αὐτοῦ δὲ NAS: But I found that he had committed nothing KJV: that he had committed nothing INT: he of death had done himself and Acts 26:9 V-ANA GRK: πολλὰ ἐναντία πρᾶξαι NAS: that I had to do many things KJV: that I ought to do many things INT: many things contrary to do Acts 26:20 V-PPA-AMP GRK: μετανοίας ἔργα πράσσοντας NAS: to God, performing deeds KJV: to God, and do works meet INT: repentance works doing Acts 26:26 V-RPM/P-NNS GRK: ἐν γωνίᾳ πεπραγμένον τοῦτο NAS: has not been done in a corner. KJV: was not done in a corner. INT: in a corner done of these things Acts 26:31 V-PIA-3S GRK: ἄξιον τι πράσσει ὁ ἄνθρωπος NAS: This man is not doing anything worthy KJV: This man doeth nothing worthy INT: worthy anything does the man Romans 1:32 V-PPA-NMP GRK: τὰ τοιαῦτα πράσσοντες ἄξιοι θανάτου NAS: that those who practice such things KJV: that they which commit such things INT: such things doing worthy of death Romans 1:32 V-PPA-DMP GRK: συνευδοκοῦσιν τοῖς πράσσουσιν NAS: to those who practice them. KJV: have pleasure in them that do them. INT: are approving of those that do [them] Romans 2:1 V-PIA-2S GRK: γὰρ αὐτὰ πράσσεις ὁ κρίνων NAS: for you who judge practice the same things. KJV: thou that judgest doest the same things. INT: indeed [the] same things you do who judge Romans 2:2 V-PPA-AMP GRK: τὰ τοιαῦτα πράσσοντας NAS: upon those who practice such things. KJV: against them which commit such things. INT: such things do Strong's Greek 4238 39 Occurrences ἔπραξα — 1 Occ. ἐπράξαμεν — 1 Occ. ἔπραξαν — 1 Occ. ἐπράξατε — 1 Occ. ἔπραξεν — 2 Occ. πέπραχά — 1 Occ. πεπραχέναι — 1 Occ. πεπραγμένον — 2 Occ. πράσσῃς — 1 Occ. πράσσει — 1 Occ. πράσσειν — 4 Occ. πράσσεις — 1 Occ. πράσσετε — 2 Occ. πράσσω — 4 Occ. πράσσων — 1 Occ. πράσσοντας — 3 Occ. πράσσοντες — 2 Occ. πράσσοντι — 1 Occ. πράσσουσι — 1 Occ. πράσσουσιν — 1 Occ. πρᾶξαι — 1 Occ. πράξαντες — 1 Occ. πραξάντων — 2 Occ. πράξας — 1 Occ. πράξῃς — 1 Occ. πράξετε — 1 Occ.