What does φαῦλος · πράσσω mean in the Bible?
e. (figuratively) wicked".
Greek · G5337, G4238
τὰ φαῦλα πράξαντες
Evil · to do/require
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φαῦλοςG5337evil
Pronunciationphaûlos
Open lexicon entry →πράσσωG4238to do/require
Pronunciationprássō
To do or practice habitually; emphasizes sustained action or conduct rather than single acts.
Open lexicon entry →What does τὰ φαῦλα πράξαντες (ta phaula praxantes) mean in the Bible?
φαῦλος · πράσσω is a Greek phrase meaning ""foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5337, G4238?
G5337, G4238 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. "foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked
Source Gloss
"foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (5)Number patternSingular (4)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterJas 3:161×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterRom 9:11 · 2 Cor 5:10 · Titus 2:83×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterJohn 3:20 · John 5:292×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 36 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present22aorist11perfect2future1
Voice
active36
Mood
indicative15participle11infinitive6subjunctive2imperative2
NT Occurrences
Luke 3:13πράσσετεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 19:23ἔπραξαaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 22:23πράσσεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 23:41ἐπράξαμενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 23:41ἔπραξενaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 3:20πράσσωνpresent active participleparticipleJohn 5:29πράξαντεςaorist active participleparticipleActs 3:17ἐπράξατεaorist active indicativecompletedActs 5:35πράσσεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 15:29πράξετεfuture active indicativeprospectiveActs 16:28πράξῃςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveActs 17:7πράσσουσιpresent active indicativeongoingActs 19:19πραξάντωνaorist active participleparticipleActs 19:36πράσσεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 25:11πέπραχάperfect active indicativeresultantActs 25:25πεπραχέναιperfect active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 26:20πράσσονταςpresent active participleparticipleActs 26:31πράσσειpresent active indicativeongoingActs 26:9πρᾶξαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveRomans 1:32πράσσοντεςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 1:32πράσσουσινpresent active participleparticipleRomans 2:1πράσσειςpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 2:2πράσσονταςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 2:25πράσσῃςpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveRomans 2:3πράσσονταςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 7:15πράσσωpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 7:19πράσσωpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 9:11πραξάντωνaorist active participleparticipleRomans 13:4πράσσοντιpresent active participleparticiple1 Corinthians 9:17πράσσωpresent active indicativeongoing2 Corinthians 5:10ἔπραξενaorist active indicativecompleted2 Corinthians 12:21ἔπραξανaorist active indicativecompletedGalatians 5:21πράσσοντεςpresent active participleparticipleEphesians 6:21πράσσωpresent active indicativeongoingPhilippians 4:9πράσσετεpresent active imperativeimperative1 Thessalonians 4:11πράσσεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitive
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
τὰ φαῦλα πράξαντες is a primary word - no further derivation.