Affairs
πραγματείαStrong’s G4230pragmateia
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Pragmateia is the Greek word usually translated “affairs”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.”
Meaning
Usually translated “affairs”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- affairs 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
πραγματεία pragmateia · affairs
πραγματία (Rec. -εία, as in cl.), -ας, ἡ (πραγματεύομαι) [in LXX for חֲשַׁל, etc. ;] 1. careful application, hard work. 2. business, occupation: pl., 2Ti.2:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “affair” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AFFA'IR, noun
[Latin facere. The primary sense of facio is to urge, drive, impel.]
- Business of any kind; that which is done, or is to be done; a word of very indefinite and undefinable signification.
- Matters; state; condition of business or concerns.“I have sent that ye may know our affairs” Ephesians 6:22
- In the singular, it is used for a private dispute, or duel; as, an affair of honor; and sometimes a partial engagement of troops.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.