πρᾶξις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• πρῆξις (Epic, Ionic)

Etymology

From πράσσω (prassō, “I do, practice”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /prá͜akʰsis/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /práːkʰsis/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /práxsis/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /práksis/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /pɾáksis/

Noun

πρᾶξις (genitive πράξεως) f, third declension; (praksis)

1. deed, action, activity
2. business dealing
3. success
4. collection of debts, arrears
5. business, office
6. work, treatise
7. magic spell
8. sexual intercourse
9. conduct, practice
10. state, condition

Inflection

Third declension of πρᾶξῐς, πράξεως

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	πρᾶξῐς	πράξει	πράξεις
Genitive	πράξεως	πραξέοιν	πράξεων
Dative	πράξει	πραξέοιν	πράξεσῐ(ν)
Accusative	πρᾶξῐν	πράξει	πράξεις
Vocative	πρᾶξῐ	πράξει	πράξεις

Descendants

• Greek: πράξη

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G4234