Lexicon
πρᾶξις
praxis
G4234
G:N-F Greek

action

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praxis refers to conduct or deeds, including practices to confess, reject, judge, or put to death.

The term most often denotes conduct or deeds viewed as practices, actions, or behavior subject to confession, rejection, judgment, or mortification. In Romans 12:4, its singular use occurs in the comparison of body members having differing function.

Senses in use

  1. Conduct and deeds · dominant

    Plural forms name conduct disclosed by believers in Acts 19:18, the old self's practices set aside in Colossians 3:9, and the actions of the body put to death in Romans 8:13. Singular forms occur in Luke 23:51, where someone did not consent to a plan and action, and in Matthew 16:27, where repayment is according to each person's deed.

  2. A member's function · rare

    In Romans 12:4, the accusative singular occurs in the statement that the body's many members do not have the same function; the APB renders the clause with “function.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB presents the term with “practices,” “action,” “deed,” “function,” and “actions of the body.” These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture