Strong's Lexicon
G4233
G4233 — πράκτωρ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4233 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πράκτωρ |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of G4238 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | praktor |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | prak'-towr |
| Meaning: | 1. a practiser 2. (specially), an official collector |
| KJV Renderings: | officer |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πράκτωρ, πρακτορος, ὁ (πράσσω);
1. one who does anything, a doer (Sophocles).
2. "one who does the work of inflicting punishment or taking vengeance; especially the avenger of a murder (Aeschylus, Sophocles); the exactor of a pecuniary fine" ((Antiphon), Demosthenes, others); an officer of justice of the tower order whose business it is to inflict punishment: Luk 12:58.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πράκτωρ (officer)
Luke 12:58
- KJV: When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate 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
- GK: ως γαρ υπάγεις μετά του αντιδίκου σου επ΄ άρχοντα εν τη οδώ δος εργασίαν απηλλάχθαι απ΄ αυτού μήποτε κατασύρη σε προς τον κριτήν και ο κριτής σε παραδώ τω πράκτορι και ο πράκτωρ σε βάλλη εις φυλακήν