πρᾶγμα
prâgma · G4229 · Greek · 11 occurrences
Meanings
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happening, event
That which happens
ExamplesMatthew 18:19 “Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.
Luke 1:1 Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us,
Acts 5:4 “While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.”
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undertaking, task
An activity involving a measure of complexity and responsibility
ExamplesRomans 16:2 that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a helper of many, and of myself as well.
1 Thessalonians 4:6 and that no one violate the rights and take advantage of his brother or sister in the matter, because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you previously and solemnly warned you.
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lawsuit, case, legal action
Legal action taken in a court of law against someone
Examples1 Corinthians 6:1 Does any one of you, when he has a case against his neighbor, dare to go to law before the unrighteous and not before the saints?
1 Thessalonians 4:6 and that no one violate the rights and take advantage of his brother or sister in the matter, because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you previously and solemnly warned you.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
5 occurrences in 6 groups
- δύοtwo 1
- ἀμετάθετοςnot changing 1
- οὗτοςthis 1
- πληροφορέωto be fully convinced, to fulfill 1
- φαῦλοςmean 1
- βλέπωto see 1
Named alongside itApposition
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- αἰτέωto ask for, to demand, to plead for 1
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- χρῄζωto need 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἔχωto have 1
- τίθημιto put 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐκεῖthere 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- περίconcerning, about, for 4
- ἐνin 3
- διάthrough 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- εἰκώνlikeness 1
- ἔλεγχοςproof 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- דָּבָר dâbâr · H1697 · words, message, word
- Greek πρᾶγμα focuses on concrete deeds, affairs, and material objects as accomplished facts or matters at hand, while Hebrew דָּבָר encompasses a broader semantic range including speech, words, commands, and matters, though both converge on the shared sense of 'affair' or 'matter' in legal, business, and narrative contexts.
- חֵפֶץ chêphets · H2656 · pleasure, desire
- חֵפֶץ (chêphets, H2656) emphasizes the desirability or pleasantness of a matter/affair, focusing on the subjective value or appeal of the thing itself, while πρᾶγμα (prâgma, G4229) neutrally denotes the objective matter, deed, or affair without inherent evaluative connotation.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Happening, event13.105
- The noun can name an occurrence or event that has taken place. Luke's Gospel prologue uses this term: “Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us” (Luke 1:1).
- Undertaking, task42.9
- The same noun can name a task, business, or undertaking one is engaged in. Paul's letter of commendation for Phoebe uses this term: “that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you” (Romans 16:2).
- Lawsuit, case, legal action56.2
- The noun can also name a legal dispute or lawsuit specifically. Paul's rebuke of the Corinthians for suing one another uses this term: “Does any one of you, when he has a case against his neighbor, dare to go to law before the unrighteous and not before the saints?” (1 Corinthians 6:1).
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon πράγματος, τό (πράσσω), from (Pindar), Aeschylus, Herodotus down, the Sept. chiefly for…
b. what is doing or being accomplished: Jas 3:16; specifically, business (commercial transaction), 1 Thess 4:6 (so Winers Grammar, 115 (109); others refer this example to c. and render in the matter (spoken of, or conventionally understood; cf. Green, Gram., p. 26f)).
c. a matter (in question), affair: Mt 18:19; Rom 16:2; specifically, in a forensic sense, a matter at law, case, suit (Xenophon, mem. 2, 9, 1; Demosthenes, 1120, 26; Josephus, Antiquities 14, 10, 17): πρᾶγμα ἔχειν πρός τινα (A. V. having a matter against, etc.), 1 Cor 6:1.
d. that which is or exists, a thing: Heb 10:1; πράγματα οὐ βλεπόμενα, Heb 11:1 (see ἐλπίζω).*,
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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