GreekG4238Verb

πράσσω

prassō

37Occurrences
G4238Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from G4160 (ποιέω), which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally)

a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(Att. -ττω, and so Rec.; cf. M, Pr., 25, 45), = Lat agere, as *ποιέω *(which see) = facere
1.to do, practise, be engaged in
2.to achieve, effect, accomplish, perform
3.to transact, manage, hence, of payment, to exact
4.Reflexively, of state or condition, to do or fare Æsch., Hdt.)
Synonyms
see: ποιέω
LXX: chiefly for עָשָׂה, פָּעַל

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

πράσσω appears 37 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
13
Romans
9
Luke
5
1 Corinthians
2
2 Corinthians
2
John
2
1 Thessalonians
1
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 5:2BSB

And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?

Acts 17:7BSB

and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”

Acts 26:26BSB

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.

John 5:29BSB

and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Romans 1:32BSB

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.

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