verb
pragmateuemō
Greekπραγματεύομαι (pragmateuomai)
Strong’sG4231
I transact business, trade
stem pragmateu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πραγματεύομαι
(< πρᾶγμα), [in LXX: III Ki 10:22 B, 9:19 A (חשׁק), Da LXX 8:27 (אֶת־מְלֶאכֶת עָשָׂה)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4231 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidprag-mat-yoo'-om-ahee
to busy oneself with, i.e. to trade
Fromfrom G4229;
King Jamesoccupy.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| pragmateuevarΠραγματεύσασθε | happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural | do business | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pragmateuemō | pragmateueme | pragmateuemi | pragmateuema | pragmateuemē | pragmateuemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pragmateuesō | pragmateuese | pragmateuesi | pragmateuesa | pragmateuesē | pragmateueselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pragmateuetō | pragmateuete | pragmateueti | pragmateueta | pragmateuetē | pragmateuetelē |
| we 1st person plural | pragmateuenō | pragmateuene | pragmateueni | pragmateuena | pragmateuenē | pragmateuenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pragmateuevō | pragmateueve | pragmateuevi | pragmateueva | pragmateuevē | pragmateuevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pragmateuelō | pragmateuele | pragmateueli | pragmateuela | pragmateuelē | pragmateuelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pragmateuemeiō | pragmateuemeia | pragmateuemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pragmateueseiō | pragmateueseia | pragmateueseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pragmateueteiō | pragmateueteia | pragmateueteiē |
| we 1st person plural | pragmateueneiō | pragmateueneia | pragmateueneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pragmateueveiō | pragmateueveia | pragmateueveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pragmateueleiō | pragmateueleia | pragmateueleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pragmateuesōr | pragmateuesar | pragmateuesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pragmateuetōr | pragmateuetar | pragmateuetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pragmateuevōr | pragmateuevar1×Πραγματεύσασθε | pragmateuevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pragmateuelōr | pragmateuelar | pragmateuelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pragmateuemoiō | pragmateuemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pragmateuesoiō | pragmateuesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pragmateuetoiō | pragmateuetoia |
| we 1st person plural | pragmateuenoiō | pragmateuenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pragmateuevoiō | pragmateuevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pragmateueloiō | pragmateueloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | pragmateuerō | pragmateueri | pragmateuera | pragmateuerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | pragmateuerōtos | pragmateueritos | pragmateueratos | pragmateuerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
pragmateu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
pragmateuevar“do business”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 19:13“do business”kalaratos de deka douloin heautou dōata autoi deka mnain kai legata pros autoin; Pragmateuevar en ho erchemō.Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.