Bailiff
πράκτωρStrong’s G4233praktōr
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Praktōr is the Greek word usually translated “officer”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.”
Meaning
Usually translated “officer”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- officer 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
πράκτωρ praktōr · bailiff
πράκτωρ, -ορος, ὁ (πράσσω), [in LXX: Isa.3:12 (נָגַשׁ) * ;] 1. (poët.) one who does or accomplishes. 2. In Athens, one who exacts payment, a collector; hence, generally (frequently in π., see Deiss., BS, 154), a court officer: Luk.12:58.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “officer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OF'FICER, noun
A person commissioned or authorized to perform any public duty. Officers are civil, military or ecclesiastical. There are great officers of state, and subordinate officers. Military and naval officers of the same grade usually take rank according to the dates of their commissions. Non-commissioned officers are nominated by their captains, and appointed by the commanding officers of regiments.
All definitions and other forms of “officer”
OF'FICER, verb transitive
To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
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.