King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4231
Transliteration: pragmateuomai
Phonetic Spelling: (prag-mat-yoo'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to busy oneself
Meaning: to busy oneself
πραγματεύομαι: 1 aorist middle imperative 2 person plural πραγματεύσασθε; (πρᾶγμα); in Greek prose writings from Herodotus down; to be occupied in anything; to carry on a business; specifically, to carry on the business of a banker or trader (Plutarch, Sull. 17; Cat. min. 59): Luke 19:13 (here WH text reads the infinitive (see their Introductory § 404); R. V. trade. Compare: διαπραγματεύομαι.)
Word Summary
pragmateuomai: to busy oneself
Original Word: πραγματεύομαιTransliteration: pragmateuomai
Phonetic Spelling: (prag-mat-yoo'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to busy oneself
Meaning: to busy oneself
Strong's Concordance
trade, do businessFrom pragma; to busy oneself with, i.e. To trade -- occupy.
see GREEK pragma
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4231: πραγματεύομαιπραγματεύομαι: 1 aorist middle imperative 2 person plural πραγματεύσασθε; (πρᾶγμα); in Greek prose writings from Herodotus down; to be occupied in anything; to carry on a business; specifically, to carry on the business of a banker or trader (Plutarch, Sull. 17; Cat. min. 59): Luke 19:13 (here WH text reads the infinitive (see their Introductory § 404); R. V. trade. Compare: διαπραγματεύομαι.)