What does πρᾶγμα (prâgma) mean in the Bible?
πρᾶγμα (prâgma): Concrete thing or matter resulting from action; in legal contexts, a lawsuit or case under dispute.
Greek · G4229
πρᾶγμα
A deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object (material)
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πρᾶγμα G4229
Pronunciation prâgma
What does πρᾶγμα (prâgma) mean in the Bible?
πρᾶγμα (prâgma): Concrete thing or matter resulting from action; in legal contexts, a lawsuit or case under dispute.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4229?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (3), a deed (1), a grievance (1), matter (1), of what (1).
Where does πρᾶγμα (prâgma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 18:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3), 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Thessalonians (1), 2 Corinthians (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 . . . 3× Matthew 18:19, Romans 16:2, Hebrews 10:1
a deed 1× Acts 5:4
a grievance 1× 1 Corinthians 6:1
matter 1× 2 Corinthians 7:11
of what 1× Hebrews 11:1
practice 1× James 3:16
regard 1× 1 Thessalonians 4:6
things 1× Hebrews 6:18
things that 1× Luke 1:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 18:19 πράγματος to . . . Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Luke 1:1 πραγμάτων to things that Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Acts 5:4 πρᾶγμα to a deed Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Romans 16:2 πράγματι to . . . Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 1 Corinthians 6:1 πρᾶγμα to a grievance Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 2 Corinthians 7:11 πράγματι to matter Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 1 Thessalonians 4:6 πράγματι to regard Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Hebrews 6:18 πραγμάτων to things Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Hebrews 10:1 πραγμάτων to . . . Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Hebrews 11:1 πραγμάτων to of what Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 18:19
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 9
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 Romans 1 1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 3 James 1
Source forms
πραγμάτων 4x pragmatōn Luke 1:1, Hebrews 6:18, Hebrews 10:1, Hebrews 11:1
πρᾶγμα 3x pragma Acts 5:4, 1 Corinthians 6:1, James 3:16
πράγματι 3x pragmati Romans 16:2, 2 Corinthians 7:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:6
πράγματος 1x pragmatos Matthew 18:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural 4x Luke 1:1, Hebrews 6:18, Hebrews 10:1, Hebrews 11:1
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 3x Romans 16:2, 2 Corinthians 7:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:6
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x Acts 5:4, 1 Corinthians 6:1
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x Matthew 18:19
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x James 3:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Concrete thing or matter resulting from action; in legal contexts, a lawsuit or case under dispute.
Strong's G4229
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 5 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 6:1 Source Gloss
a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object (material)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 18:19 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
πράγματος pragmatov
a thing done, a matter
Read verse Luke 1:1 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
πραγμάτων, pragmatwn
a thing done, a matter
Read verse Acts 5:4 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
πρᾶγμα pragma
a thing done, a matter
Read verse Romans 16:2 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
πράγματι· pragmati
a thing done, a matter
Read verse 1 Corinthians 6:1 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
πρᾶγμα pragma
a thing done, a matter
Read verse 2 Corinthians 7:11 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
πράγματι. pragmati
a thing done, a matter
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 4:6 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
πράγματι pragmati
a thing done, a matter
Read verse Hebrews 6:18 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
πραγμάτων pragmatwn
a thing done, a matter
Read verse Hebrews 10:1 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
πραγμάτων, pragmatwn
a thing done, a matter
Read verse Hebrews 11:1 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
πραγμάτων pragmatwn
a thing done, a matter
Read verse James 3:16 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
πρᾶγμα. pragma
a thing done, a matter
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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Genitive (5) Number pattern Singular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Jas 3:16 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Luke 1:1 · Heb 6:18 · Heb 10:1 · Heb 11:1 4×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 18:19 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Rom 16:2 · 2 Cor 7:11 · 1 Thess 4:6 3×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Acts 5:4 · 1 Cor 6:1 2×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
A legal dispute or lawsuit brought before unbelieving judges
Events and deeds accomplished, particularly Christ's life and ministry
The material reality or objective basis of things hoped for but not seen
Concern or diligence shown in clearing oneself regarding a serious affair
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
πρᾶγμα is built from this root:
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