What does διαπραγματεύομαι (diapragmateúomai) mean in the Bible?
διαπραγματεύομαι (diapragmateúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to gain in trade".
Greek · G1281
διαπραγματεύομαι
To gain in trade
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διαπραγματεύομαι G1281
Pronunciation diapragmateúomai
What does διαπραγματεύομαι (diapragmateúomai) mean in the Bible?
διαπραγματεύομαι (diapragmateúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to gain in trade".
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How does the BSB render G1281?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include had earned (1).
Where does διαπραγματεύομαι (diapragmateúomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 19:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It had earned 1× Luke 19:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 19:15
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
διεπραγματεύσαντο 1x diepragmateusanto Luke 19:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 19:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to gain in trade
Source Gloss
to gain in trade
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to examine thoroughly (Plat.).
2In late writers (Dion. Hal.), to gain by trading: Luk.19:15.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 19:15 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
διεπραγματεύσατο. diepragmateusato
I gain by business
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
indicative 1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διαπραγματεύομαι is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain