To do/require
πράσσωStrong’s G4238prassō
Appears in 37 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prassō is the Greek word usually translated “do”, “practicing” and “doing”. It appears in 37 verses of the New Testament.
“And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do”, “practicing” and “doing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to do 4
- practicing 4
- doing 4
- done 2
- having done 2
- i do 2
- do collect 1
- collected 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 13
- Romans 9
- Luke 5
- John 2
- 1 Corinthians 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 19:23Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
- Luke 22:23And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
- Luke 23:15No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
- Luke 23:41And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
- John 3:20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
- John 5:29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Greek dictionary
πράσσω prassō · to do/require
πράσσω (Att.. -ττω, and so Act.17:7 Rec.; cf. M, Pr., 25, 45), [in LXX chiefly for עָשָׂה, פָּעַל ;] = Lat agere, as ποιέω (which see) = facere, 1. to do, practise, be engaged in: Act.19:19, 36, 1Co.9:17; τ. ἴδια π., to mind one's own business (τὰ ἑαυτοῦ, Soph., Plat.), 1Th.4:11; intrans., to act, Act.17:7. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “do” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DO, verb transitive
or auxiliary; preterit tense Did; participle passive Done, pronounced dun. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus, I do thou doest, he does or doth; when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. [G.]
- To perform; to execute; to carry into effect; to exert labor or power for brining any thing to the state desired, or to completion; or to bring any thing to pass.“In six days thou shalt do all thy work” Exodus 20:9“I will teach you what ye shall do” Exodus 4:15“I the Lord do all these things” Isaiah 45:7
- To practice; to perform; as, to do good or evil.
- To perform for the benefit or injury of another; with for or to; for, when the thing is beneficial; to, in either case.“Till I know what God will do for me” 1 Samuel 22:3
- To execute; to discharge; to convey; as, do a message to the king.
All definitions and other forms of “do”
- To perform; to practice; to observe.“We lie and do not the truth. 1” 1 John 1:6
- To exert.“DO thy diligence to come shortly to me” 2 Timothy 4:9
- To transact; as, to do business with another.
- To finish; to execute or transact and bring to a conclusion.
- To perform in an exigency; to have recourse to, as a consequential or last effort; to take a step or measure; as, in this crisis, we knew not what to do“What will ye do in the day of visitation” Isaiah 10:3
- To make or cause.
- To put.
- To answer the purpose.“What have I to do with you?” 2 Samuel 16:10
DO, verb intransitive
- To act or behave, in any manner, well or ill; to conduct ones self.“They fear not the Lord, neither do they after the law and commandment” 2 Kings 17:34
- To fare; to be in a state with regard to sickness or health.
- To succeed; to accomplish a purpose.
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.