διαπραγματεύομαι
diapragmateuomai
G1281
G:V
Greek
to gain in trade
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Occurrences
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Books
Greek
Language
diapragmateuomai describes the slaves’ trading activity by which they gained from money entrusted to them.
The attested use describes trading with entrusted money so as to produce gain, in the context of a master's later inquiry into what his slaves had gained.
Senses in use
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Trading to produce gain · dominant
In Luke 19:15, the aorist middle indicative plural form refers to the activity of the slaves who had received money and whose gains are sought when the master returns. The APB renders the clause as what they had “gained by trading.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 19:15, the APB presents the activity through the phrase “gained by trading,”.