What does πραγματεύομαι (pragmateúomai) mean in the Bible?
πραγματεύομαι (pragmateúomai): To actively engage in business or trade; busying oneself with commercial transactions.
Greek · G4231
πραγματεύομαι
To trade
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πραγματεύομαι G4231
Pronunciation pragmateúomai
What does πραγματεύομαι (pragmateúomai) mean in the Bible?
πραγματεύομαι (pragmateúomai): To actively engage in business or trade; busying oneself with commercial transactions.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4231?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Conduct business [with this] (1).
Where does πραγματεύομαι (pragmateúomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 19:13. 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 Conduct business [with this] 1× Luke 19:13
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Usage map
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First aligned row Luke 19:13
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
Πραγματεύσασθε 1x Pragmateusasthe Luke 19:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 19:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To actively engage in business or trade; busying oneself with commercial transactions.
Strong's G4231
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 19:11–27 Source Gloss
to trade
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To actively engage in business or trade; busying oneself with commercial transactions.
(πρᾶγμα), [in LXX: 3Ki.10:22 B, 3Ki.9:19 A (חָשַׁק), Dan LXX 8:27 (מְלָאכָה ־אֵת עָשָׂה) * ;]
1to busy oneself.
2to be engaged in business, esp. to trade: Luk.19:13 (cf. δια-πραγματεύομαι).
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 19:13 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Imperative
Πραγματεύσασθε pragmateusasqe
I transact business, trade
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Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Middle
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Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Middle Luke 19:13 1×
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
imperative 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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 19:11–27 πραγματεύσασθε pragmateúomai
Engage in business, trade
New Testament Witnesses
engage in business
Word Origins
πραγματεύομαι is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Calls for active stewardship during the King’s absence.
Canonical Themes
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