noun · feminine

praxias

Greekπρᾶξις (praxis)

Strong’sG4234

an action, deeds, function

stem praxi-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

practices2×action1×deeds1×function1×what … hasdone1×

What it means

πρᾶξις, -εως, ἡ

(< πράσσω), [in LXX: II Ch 13:22 27:7 28:26 (דֶּרֶךְ), Jb 24:5 A (פֹּעַל), Pr 13:13, Wi 9:11, al.;]

1. a doing, deed, act: Mt 16:27; pl., π. ἀποσπτόλων, Ac, tit.; in late writers especially of wicked deeds or practices (freq. in Polyb.): Lk 23:51; p1., Ro 8:13, Col 3:9; with ref. to magic (v. BS, 3235), Ac 19:18.

2. an acting, action, business, function: Ro 12:4.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4234 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprax'-is

practice, i.e. (concretely) an act; by extension, a function

Fromfrom G4238;

King Jamesdeed, office, work.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	praxias	praxiais
object accusative	praxian2×πρᾶξιν	praxiain2×πράξεις
direct address vocative	praxiar	praxiair
of, belonging to genitive	praxiau	praxiaiu
to, for dative	praxia1×πράξει	praxiai1×πράξεσιν

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

praxistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

praxia 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

praxian“function”objectaccusative singular2×

Matthew 16:27“what … hasdone”mellatō gar tos huios tou anthrōpou ercherō en ta doxa tou patērou autou meta toiu angeloiu autou, kai tote apodōati hekasto kata tan praxian autou.For 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.

Romans 12:4“function”kathaper gar en hene sōme polleim meleim echanō, teim de meleim panteim ouk tan autan echatō praxian,Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,

praxia“action”to, fordative singular1×

Luke 23:51“action”houtos ouk ate sunkatatitherētos ta boula kai ta praxia autoiu apo Harimathaiau politau toiu Ioudaioiu, hos prosdechete tan basileian tou theou,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.

praxiain“deeds”objectaccusative plural2×

Acts 19:18“practices”pollois tē toiu pisteuarētoiu erchele exomologerōtois kai anangellarōtois tain praxiain autoiu.Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.

Romans 8:13“deeds”ei gar kata sarxan zōavō mellavō apothnēskarō, ei de pneume tain praxiain teu sōmeu thanatavō, zōevi.For 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.

praxiai“practices”to, fordative plural1×

Colossians 3:9“practices”mē pseudevōr eis allēloin; apekdueratois ton palaion anthrōpon sun tai praxiai autou,Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,