Strong's Lexicon
G4230
G4230 — πραγματεία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4230 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πραγματεία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4231 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | pragmateia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | prag-mat-ei'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. a transaction, i.e. negotiation |
| KJV Renderings: | affair |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πραγματεία (T WH πραγματια; see Iota), πραγματείας, ἡ (πραγματεύομαι), prosecution of any affair; business, occupation: plural with the addition of τοῦ βίου, pursuits and occupations pertaining to civil life, opposed to warfare (A. V. the affairs of this life), 2Ti 2:4 (In the same and other senses in Greek writings from (Hippocrates), Xenophon, Plato down.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πραγματεία (affair)
2 Timothy 2:4
- KJV: No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of life that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier
- GK: ουδείς στρατευόμενος εμπλέκεται ταις του βίου πραγματείαις ίνα τω στρατολογήσαντι αρέση