πρᾶξις

praxis

action

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Strong’s G4234Noun, feminine6 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

deeds3

deed1

function1

practices1

In the text

Matthew 16:27πρᾶξιν
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.
Luke 23:51πράξει
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.
Acts 19:18πράξεις
Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
Romans 8:13πράξεις
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.
Colossians 3:9πράξεσιν
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

Abbott-Smith

πρᾶξις, -εως, ἡ
(πράσσω), [in LXX: 2Ch.13:22 27:7 28:26 (דֶּרֶךְ), Job.24:5 A (פֹּעַל), Pro.13:13, Wis.9:11, al. ;]

1. a doing, deed, act: Mat.16:27; pl., π. ἀποσπτόλων, Ac, title; in late writers especially of wicked deeds or practices (frequently in Polyb.): Luk.23:51; p1., Rom.8:13, Col.3:9; with ref. to magic (see BS, 3235), Act.19:18.

2. an acting, action, business, function: Rom.12:4.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.