What does πρᾶξις (prâxis) mean in the Bible?
πρᾶξις (prâxis): Concrete deed or practice, especially wicked actions; emphasizes behavior over mere intention
Greek · G4234
πρᾶξις
Action
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πρᾶξις G4234
Pronunciation prâxis
What does πρᾶξις (prâxis) mean in the Bible?
πρᾶξις (prâxis): Concrete deed or practice, especially wicked actions; emphasizes behavior over mere intention
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4234?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include deeds (2), action (1), function (1), has done (1), practices (1).
Where does πρᾶξις (prâxis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 16:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (2), Acts (1), Colossians (1), 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 deeds 2× Acts 19:18, Romans 8:13
action 1× Luke 23:51
function 1× Romans 12:4
has done 1× Matthew 16:27
practices 1× Colossians 3:9
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 16:27 πρᾶξιν to has done Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 23:51 πράξει to action Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Acts 19:18 πράξεις to deeds Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Romans 8:13 πράξεις to deeds Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Romans 12:4 πρᾶξιν to function Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Colossians 3:9 πράξεσιν to practices Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 16:27
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 Romans 2 Colossians 1
Source forms
πράξεις 2x praxeis Acts 19:18, Romans 8:13
πρᾶξιν 2x praxin Matthew 16:27, Romans 12:4
πράξει 1x praxei Luke 23:51
πράξεσιν 1x praxesin Colossians 3:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 2x Acts 19:18, Romans 8:13
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x Matthew 16:27, Romans 12:4
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural 1x Colossians 3:9
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 23:51
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Concrete deed or practice, especially wicked actions; emphasizes behavior over mere intention
Strong's G4234
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 4 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 16:27 Source Gloss
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Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 16:27 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
πρᾶξιν praxin
an action, deeds, function
Read verse Luke 23:51 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
πράξει praxei
an action, deeds, function
Read verse Acts 19:18 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πράξεις praxeiv
an action, deeds, function
Read verse Romans 8:13 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πράξεις praxeiv
an action, deeds, function
Read verse Romans 12:4 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
πρᾶξιν· praxin
an action, deeds, function
Read verse Colossians 3:9 Noun Dative Plural Feminine
πράξεσιν praxesin
an action, deeds, function
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 4 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 4 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Plural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 23:51 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Col 3:9 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 16:27 · Rom 12:4 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Acts 19:18 · Rom 8:13 2×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Actions or deeds of individuals that will be rewarded or judged
Wicked practices or magical deeds that people confess and renounce
Bodily deeds or practices that lead to death if not mortified
Specific function or office that each member of the body performs
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
πρᾶξις is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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