Definition
πρᾶξις, -εως, ἡ
(πράσσω), [in LXX: 2 Chronicles 13:22; 27:7; 28:26 (דֶּרֶךְ), Job 24:5 A (פֹּעַל), Proverbs 13:13, Wis.9.11, al. ;]
1. a doing, deed, act: Matthew 16:27; pl., π. ἀποσπτόλων, Ac, title; in late writers especially of wicked deeds or practices (frequently in Polyb.): Luke 23:51; p1., Romans 8:13, Colossians 3:9; with ref. to magic (see BS, 3235), Acts 19:18.
2. an acting, action, business, function: Romans 12:4.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πρᾶξις:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Matthew 16:27πρᾶξιν · has doneFor the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Luke 23:51πράξει · action…who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
- Acts 19:18πράξεις · deedsMany who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
- Romans 8:13πράξεις · deedsFor if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
- Romans 12:4πρᾶξιν · functionJust as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,
- Colossians 3:9πράξεσιν · practicesDo not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,