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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φαῦλος G5337 evil
Pronunciation phaûlos
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πράσσω G4238 to do/require
Pronunciation prássō
To do or practice habitually; emphasizes sustained action or conduct rather than single acts.
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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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Singular (4)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Jas 3:16 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Rom 9:11 · 2 Cor 5:10 · Titus 2:8 3×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter John 3:20 · John 5:29 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 36 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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.
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.
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