pragma denotes a matter, deed, event, or other item brought into view within a clause.

The attested use is broad: it identifies a particular matter under discussion, a deed or conduct at issue, and plural items such as fulfilled events, hoped-for realities, or evil occurrences.

1. A matter, occurrence, or item in view · dominant

   The term marks whatever is being specified by its clause: a dispute in 1 Corinthians 6:1, conduct in 1 Thessalonians 4:6, a deed conceived in the heart in Acts 5:4, fulfilled items narrated in Luke 1:1, unseen objects of conviction in Hebrews 11:1, and every evil occurrence in James 3:16. In these contexts, the APB renders the surrounding clauses with expressions such as “matter,” “deed,” “things fulfilled,” “things not seen,” and “every evil thing,”.

   1 Corinthians 6:11 Thessalonians 4:6Acts 5:4Luke 1:1Hebrews 11:1James 3:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies the surrounding English among “matter,” “thing,” “deed,” “realities,” and “things,” reflecting the differing clauses. Because it is a whole-verse translation, these renderings do not isolate a fixed English equivalent for the term.