πρᾶξις
praxis · deed, function
Greek word · Strong’s number G4234 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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praxis (πρᾶξις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “deed, function”.
A deed, what someone does, conduct; also a function or task.
How to say it
pra·xis
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
- What one does: behaviour; the task of a member.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- practices ×2
- action ×1
- conduct ×1
- deeds ×1
- function ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will repay each one according to his conduct.
- Luke 23:51
(this one had not consented to their decision and action), from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God.
- Acts 19:18
And many of those who had believed were coming, confessing and disclosing their practices.
- Romans 8:13
For if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
- Romans 12:4
For just as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function,
- Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, since you have stripped off the old man with its practices,