prassō · do, practice

What it means

prassō (πράσσω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “do, practice”.

Also collect (money).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To carry out something, often evil.
2. To exact a payment or tax.
3. How one is doing: "how I am".

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• practice ×10
• do ×7
• done ×6
• doing ×3
• Collect ×1
• act ×1
• attend to ×1
• does ×1
• have practiced ×1
• he did ×1
• others ×6

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×6
• John×2
• Acts×13
• Romans×10
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 2 Corinthians×2
• Galatians×1
• Ephesians×1
• Philippians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1

• Luke 3:13

  And he said to them, “Collect nothing more than what has been prescribed for you.”

• Luke 19:23

  Then why did you not put my money in the bank? And I, at my coming, would have collected it with interest.’

• Luke 22:23

  And they began to discuss among themselves which of them then it might be who was going to do this.

• Luke 23:15

  no, nor has Herod, for he sent him back to us; and look, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

• Luke 23:41

  And we indeed are here justly, for we are receiving back what is due for what we did; but this man has done nothing wrong.”

• John 3:20

  For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed.

• John 5:29

  and come out, those who have done good to a resurrection of life, and those who have practiced evil to a resurrection of judgment.

• Acts 3:17

  And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers also did.

• Acts 5:35

  And he said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful about what you are about to do with these men.

• Acts 15:29

  that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”

• Acts 16:28

  But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, “Do no harm to yourself, for we are all here!”

• Acts 17:7

  whom Jason has welcomed; and they all act against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.”

• Acts 19:19

  And a number of those who had practiced magic brought together their books and were burning them before everyone; and they counted up their value and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.

• Acts 19:36

  Since then these things are undeniable, it is necessary for you to be calm and to do nothing rash.

• Acts 25:11

  If then I am a wrongdoer and have done anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die; but if there is nothing in the things of which these men accuse me, no one can surrender me to them. I appeal to Caesar.”

• Acts 25:25

  But I found that he had done nothing deserving death; and since he himself appealed to the Augustus, I decided to send him.

• Acts 26:9

  I indeed thought to myself that I ought to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,

• Acts 26:20

  but to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and to the nations, I declared that they should change their minds and turn to God, doing works worthy of the change of mind.

• Acts 26:26

  For the king knows about these things, to whom I also speak boldly; for I am not persuaded that any of these things escapes his notice, for this has not been done in a corner.

• Acts 26:31

  and when they had withdrawn, they were speaking to one another, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving death or chains.”

• Romans 1:32

  They, though they know the righteous decree of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.

• Romans 2:1

  Therefore you are without excuse, O human being, everyone who judges; for in what you judge the other, you condemn yourself, for you who judge practice the same things.

• Romans 2:2

  Now we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.

• Romans 2:3

  And do you suppose this, O human being, you who judge those who practice such things and do them, that you will escape the judgment of God?

• Romans 2:25

  For circumcision indeed is of value if you practice the law; but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

• Romans 7:15

  For what I do I do not understand; for what I want, this I do not practice, but what I hate, this I do.

• Romans 7:19

  For I do not do the good that I want, but the evil that I do not want, this I practice.

• Romans 9:11

  for when they were not yet born nor had done anything good or bad, so that the purpose of God according to election might remain,

• Romans 13:4

  for it is God’s servant to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword in vain; for it is God’s servant, an avenger for wrath on the one who practices evil.

• 1 Corinthians 9:17

  For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

• 2 Corinthians 5:10

  For we all must be made manifest before the judgment seat of the Messiah, so that each one may receive the things done through the body, according to what he did, whether good or bad.

• 2 Corinthians 12:21

  that when I come again my God may humble me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned before and have not changed their minds about the impurity and sexual immorality and debauchery that they practiced.

• Galatians 5:21

  envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these, about which I tell you beforehand, as I told you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

• Ephesians 6:21

  But so that you also may know my affairs, what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you everything;

• Philippians 4:9

  The things you also learned and received and heard and saw in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:11

  and to make it your ambition to live quietly and to attend to your own affairs and to work with your hands, just as we commanded you,

And 2 more times.