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πράσσω

To do/require

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πράσσω G4238
Pronunciation prássō

What does πράσσω (prássō) mean in the Bible?

πράσσω (prássō) is a Greek word meaning "to do/require". πράσσω (Att.

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Meaning

to do/require
Extended definition

To do or practice habitually; emphasizes sustained action or conduct rather than single acts.

(Att.. -ττω, and so Act.17:7 Rec.; cf. M, Pr., 25, 45), [in LXX chiefly for עָשָׂה, פָּעַל ;] = Lat agere, as ποιέω (which see) = facere,

1to do, practise, be engaged in: Act.19:19, 36, 1Co.9:17; τ. ἴδια π., to mind one's own business (τὰ ἑαυτοῦ, Soph., Plat.), 1Th.4:11; intrans., to act, Act.17:7.
2to achieve, effect, accomplish, perform: Act.26:20, 26 Rom.7:15 9:11, 2Co.5:10, Php.4:9; νόμον (ICC, in l), Rom.2:25; of unworthy acts (for WH. usually ποιέω in cl.), to commit, do: Luk.22:23 23:41, Jhn.3:20 5:29, Act.3:17 5:35 16:28 25:11, 25 26:9, 31, Rom.1:32 (ICC, in l), Rom.2:1-3 7:19 13:4, 1Co.5:2, 2Co.12:21, Gal.5:21.
3to transact, manage, hence, of payment, to exact (cl.): Luk.3:13 19:23.
4Reflexively, of state or condition, to do or fare Æsch., Hdt., al.): Eph.6:21; εὖ π. (see M, Pr., 228 f.), Act.15:29.
Synonymssee: ποιέω
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Perfect Aorist Future
Voices
Active Passive
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 6×
Present Active Luke 22:23 · Acts 5:35 · Acts 19:36 · 1 Thess 4:11 4×
Perfect Active Acts 25:25 1×
Aorist Active Acts 26:9 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 15×
Present Active Rom 7:15 · Rom 7:19 · 1 Cor 9:17 · Eph 6:21 · Acts 17:7 · Acts 26:31 · Rom 2:1 7×
Aorist Active Luke 23:41 · 2 Cor 5:10 · Luke 19:23 · Acts 3:17 · 2 Cor 12:21 6×
Future Active Acts 15:29 1×
Perfect Active Acts 25:11 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 13×
Present Active Acts 26:20 · Rom 2:2 · Rom 2:3 · Rom 1:32 · Gal 5:21 · John 3:20 · Rom 13:4 8×
Aorist Active Acts 19:19 · Rom 9:11 · John 5:29 3×
Perfect Passive Luke 23:15 · Acts 26:26 2×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Present Active Luke 3:13 · Phil 4:9 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active Acts 16:28 1×
Present Active Rom 2:25 1×
38 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 36 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 6 ongoing 7 prospective 1 resultant 1 imperative 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 6 participle 11
Tense
present 22 aorist 11 perfect 2 future 1
Voice
active 36
Mood
indicative 15 participle 11 infinitive 6 subjunctive 2 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Luke 3:13 πράσσετε present active imperative imperative Luke 19:23 ἔπραξα aorist active indicative completed Luke 22:23 πράσσειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 23:41 ἐπράξαμεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 23:41 ἔπραξεν aorist active indicative completed John 3:20 πράσσων present active participle participle John 5:29 πράξαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 3:17 ἐπράξατε aorist active indicative completed Acts 5:35 πράσσειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 15:29 πράξετε future active indicative prospective Acts 16:28 πράξῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 17:7 πράσσουσι present active indicative ongoing Acts 19:19 πραξάντων aorist active participle participle Acts 19:36 πράσσειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 25:11 πέπραχά perfect active indicative resultant Acts 25:25 πεπραχέναι perfect active infinitive infinitive Acts 26:20 πράσσοντας present active participle participle Acts 26:31 πράσσει present active indicative ongoing Acts 26:9 πρᾶξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Romans 1:32 πράσσοντες present active participle participle Romans 1:32 πράσσουσιν present active participle participle Romans 2:1 πράσσεις present active indicative ongoing Romans 2:2 πράσσοντας present active participle participle Romans 2:25 πράσσῃς present active subjunctive subjunctive Romans 2:3 πράσσοντας present active participle participle Romans 7:15 πράσσω present active indicative ongoing Romans 7:19 πράσσω present active indicative ongoing Romans 9:11 πραξάντων aorist active participle participle Romans 13:4 πράσσοντι present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 9:17 πράσσω present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 5:10 ἔπραξεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Corinthians 12:21 ἔπραξαν aorist active indicative completed Galatians 5:21 πράσσοντες present active participle participle Ephesians 6:21 πράσσω present active indicative ongoing Philippians 4:9 πράσσετε present active imperative imperative 1 Thessalonians 4:11 πράσσειν present active infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Romans 2:1-16 practice prássō Indicative · Present Active
to do or commit wrongful acts, moral transgressions
Ephesians 6:21-24 doing prássō Indicative · Present Active
to fare or conduct oneself in a particular state or condition
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἄτοπος · πράσσω G824, G4238
done nothing improper or wrong
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 23 — The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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