πράσσω
prassō
to do/require
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word πράσσω (prassō) is a verb that means "to do" or "require." It is used 39 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in conveying various actions and obligations. In its basic sense, prassō implies a sense of necessity or obligation, suggesting that something must be done or fulfilled. The range of usage for prassō is quite broad, encompassing various contexts such as moral obligations (e.g., "do not lie"), physical actions (e.g., "to do a task"), and even requirements for spiritual growth (e.g., "do not be conformed to the world"). This versatility highlights the word's significance in conveying the importance of action and responsibility in various aspects of life. The frequency and varied usage of prassō underscore its importance in conveying the idea that actions have consequences and that individuals are accountable for their choices and behaviors. By examining the occurrences of prassō in the Bible, one can gain a deeper understanding of the significance of taking action, fulfilling obligations, and living a life of responsibility.
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Occurrences in Scripture
39 total occurrences across the text
He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”
Luke 19:23Then why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?’
Luke 23:15Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
Luke 23:41And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
Luke 23:41And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
John 3:20For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
Acts 3:17“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
Acts 5:35He said to them, “You men of Israel, be careful concerning these men, what you are about to do.
Acts 15:29that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”
Acts 16:28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
Acts 17:7whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!”
Acts 19:19Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Acts 19:36Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
Acts 25:11For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
Acts 25:25But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him,
Acts 26:9“I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Acts 26:26For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.
Acts 26:31When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”
Romans 1:32who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.
Romans 1:32who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.
Romans 2:1Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.
Romans 2:2We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.
Romans 2:3Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?
Romans 2:25For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
Romans 7:15For I don’t know what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.
Romans 7:19For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practice.
Romans 9:11For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
Romans 13:4for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
1 Corinthians 5:2You are arrogant, and didn’t mourn instead, that he who had done this deed might be removed from among you.
1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.
2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
2 Corinthians 12:21that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness, sexual immorality, and lustfulness which they committed.
Galatians 5:21envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.
Ephesians 6:21But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things.
Philippians 4:9The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
1 Thessalonians 4:11and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;
Luke 22:23They began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.
John 5:29and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
Acts 26:20but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.