πρᾶγμα, -ros, τό, (πράσσω), fr. [Pind.], Aeschyl., Hat. down, Sept. chiefly for 125; a. that which has been done, a deed, an accomplished fact: Lk.i.1; Acts v. 4; 2 Co. vii. 11; Heb. vi. 18. b. what is doing or being accomplished: Jas. iii. 16; spec. business (commercial transaction), 1 Th. iv. 6 [so W.115 (109); al. refer this example to 6. and render in the matter (spoken of, or conventionally understood; cf. Green, Gram. p. 26 sq.)]- ο. a matter (in question), affair: Mt. xviii. 19; Ro. xvi. 2; spec. in a forensic sense, a matter at law, case, suit, (Xen. mem. 2, 9,1; Dem. 1120, 26; Joseph. antt. 14, 10, 17): πρᾶγμα ἔχειν πρός twa, [A. V. having a matter against, ete.], 1 Co. vi. 1. ἃ. that which is or ezists, a thing: Heb. x. 1; πράγματα οὐ βλεπόμενα, Heb. xi. 1 [see ἐλπίζω ].",

πρᾶγμα pragma 11x

a thing done, fact, deed, work, transaction, Lk. 1:1; Jas. 3:16; a matter, affair, Mt. 18:19; Rom. 16:2; a matter of dispute, 1 Cor. 6:1; a thing, genr., Heb. 10:1; 11:1; τὸ πρᾶγμα, a euphemism for unlawful sexual conduct, perhaps, 1 Thess. 4:6

πρᾶγμα, -τος, τό

(< πράσσω), [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר;]

that which has been done, a deed, act: Lk 1:1, Ac 5:4, II Co 7:11, He 6:18.

That which is being done (like Lat. res), hence, a thing, matter, affair: Mt 18:19, Ro 16:2, I Th 4:6 (v. M, Th., in l.), He 10:1 11:1, Ja 3:16; in forensic sense (as freq. in π., v. Deiss., BS, 233), a law-suit: I Co 6:1.†

πρᾶγμα. (1) For the ordinary meaning, ‘‘an action,” ‘‘a deed,” cf. P Oxy VI. 938? (iii/iv A.D.) οὐκ ἀκόλουθον πρᾶγμα ἐποίησας ἐνεδρεύσας τὰς τροφὰς τῶν κτηνῶν, ‘‘it was an unfitting act of yours to intercept the fodder for the oxen” (Edd.), and τό. XII. 14771 (question to an oracle—iii/iv A.D.) εἶ κερδαίνω ἀπὸ τοῦ πράγματος ; ‘“‘am I to profit by the transaction?’ (Edd.). The vaguer meaning ‘‘an affair,” ‘¢a matter,”” is seen in P Ryl If. 153! (a.D. 138-161) ὑπηρετήσας πράγμασι ἡμῶν, “having been of service in our affairs,’ P Oxy IX. 12158 (illiterate—(ii/iii A.D.) καλῶς πυήσις ἐλθὼν πρὸς aipal ἄχρι τὰ πράγματα καταστάλῃ, ‘*please come to me until matters are arranged ” (Ed.), and 7b. XII. 14897 (late iii/A.D.) οὐκ ἔχεις πρᾶγμα, “it is not your affair.” (2) The noun is common in the papyri = ‘‘ lawsuit,” as in 1 Cor 6!, e.g. BGU I. 229 (A.p. 114) ἁπλῶς μηδὲν ἔχουσα πρᾶγμα πρὸς ἐμέ, P Ryl 11. 7615 (late ii/A.D.) λεγομένου τοῦ [π]ράγματος, ‘‘when the case is argued,” zd. 11315 (A.D. 133) μὴ ἔχοντας πᾶν πρᾶγμα πρὸς ἐμέ, “not having any case against me,” and P Strass I. 4138 (an action regarding inheritance—A.D. 250) ὡς πρεσβύτης καὶ πίστεως ἄξιος εἰπὲ ἃ οἶδας ἐν τῷ πρά[γματ]ς, ‘“as an old man and worthy of credit, say what you know in the matter.” (3) It is used in the weaker sense of “trouble,” “difficulty” generally in P Oxy IV. 743! (B.c. 2) εἰ καὶ πίρ]ὸς ἄλλους εἶχον πρᾶγμα βοηθὸν αὐτοῦ γ[ε]νέσθαι διὰ ἣν ἔχομε(ν) πρὸς ἑατοὺς φιλίαν, ‘for although I (?) have had trouble with others you must assist him for the sake of our friendship” (Edd.), and 20. III. 5254 (early ii/A.p.) where, with reference to a troublesome voyage, the writer:exclaims --λείαν τῷ πράγματι καταξύομαι, ‘I am extremely worn out with the matter” (Edd.): cf. P Magd 37 + 11° (iii/B.c.) (= Archiv iv. p. 56) σχόντες πολλὰ πράγματα. (4) An interesting ex. of πρᾶγμα, = ‘‘ business,” ** trade,”’ is afforded by an inscr. on a sanctuary-temple in Theadelphia, Chrest. I. 70 (B.C. 57-6) ἄσυλον κατὰ πρόσταγμα, ᾧ μὴ πρᾶγμα, where the last clause must mean that within the boundaries of the temple all ‘* business” ceases (see Wilcken’s note ad /.). It is very doubtful, however, whether this meaning can be carried into ἐν τῷ πράγματι in I Thess 4° (Vg 22 negotto, Luther zm Handel): the reference would appear rather to be to ‘‘the matter on hand,” viz. sins of the flesh (see Milligan ad /.). For a possible instance of πρᾶγμα = ““ exaction,” ‘‘ recovery,” like πρᾶξις, see P Lond V. 17327 (A.D. 586?) with the editor’s note. 3) 66 In MGr by a regular disappearance of y before p, the word becomes πρᾶμα, πρᾶμμα (Thumb Hand. p- 21).

πρᾶγμα (pragma) — thing. πρᾶγμα, ατος, τό, Ionic dialect πρῆχμα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also πρῆγμα [Refs 5th c.BC+] perhaps wrote πρῆχμα, which is see[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; compare πρήχματος οὐχ ὁσίου imitated from [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (πράσσω):— deed, act, the concrete of πρᾶξις, but frequently approaching to the abstract sense, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; opposed to λόγοι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γυναίου π. ἐποίει did the act of a woman, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. occurrence, matter, affair, πᾶσαν τελευτὰν πράγματος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁρᾶτε τὸ π., οἷ προελήλυθε κτλ., [Refs]

II.2. thing, concrete reality, ἆρ᾽ ἔστιν αὔλησίς τι π.; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ὄνομα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς ἀργαλέον π. ἐστίν with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ὀνόματα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. b contemptuously, thing, creature, κακῷ πράγματι wretched creature, i.e. the sophist, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τούτῳ τῷ π., i.e. the demos, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄμαχον π., of a woman, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. like{πρᾶξις}[Refs 5th c.BC+] with infinitive, it is advantageous for me, εὕρισκε π. οἱ εἶναι ἐλαύνειν [Refs]: with a negative, εὕρισκέ οἱ οὐ π. εἶναι στρατεύεσθαι [Refs]infinitive, οὐδὲν ἂν εἴη π. γνώμας ἐμὲ σοὶ ἀποφαίνεσθαι there will be no advantage or need, [Refs]; π. ἂν ἦν μοῦνον the only thing needful, [Refs]

II.4. thing of consequence or importance, π. ποιήσασθαι [τι[Refs]; οὐδὲν π., ὦ Σώκρατες no matter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δῆλον ἦν ὅτι π. τι εἴη that there was something the matter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.4. b π. ἐστί μοι it concerns me, σφίσι τε καὶ Ἀθηναίοισι εἶναι οὐδὲν π. they had nothing to do with the [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ᾧ μὴ π. μὴ εἰσίναι no admittance except on business, [Refs 1st c.BC+] with genitive _of things_, οἷς μηδὲν ἦν π. τοῦ πολέμου who were not concerned in the war, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τὸ σὸν τί ἐστι π.; what is your pursuit or business, what are you about? [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.4. c μέγα π. a man of consequence, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἦν μέγιστον π. Δημοκήδης παρὰ βασιλέϊ he was made much of by the king, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. μέγα φρέατος a fine large tank, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

II.5. used of a battle, action, affair, ὡς οἱ σωθέντες ἐκ τοῦ π. ἀπέφυγον [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.6. τὸ π. the love-affair of Harmodius and Aristogeiton, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II.7. fact, opposed to λόγος, ὄνομα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.8. matter in hand, question, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. in plural, πράγματα,

III.1. circumstances, affairs, τὰ ἀνθρωπήϊα π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς π. τέθνηκα τοῖς δ᾽ ἔργοισιν οὔ by circumstances, not by acts, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀποτυγχάνειν τῶν π. fail to prosper, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the condition of a patient, τὰ τῶν νοσεύντων π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so also poetry, ποῦ ποτ᾽ εἰμὶ πράγματο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III.2. state-affairs, τὰ πολιτικὰ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔστ᾽ ἐν ἡμῖν τῆς πόλεως τὰ π. the fortunes of the state, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; a state or empire, τὰ Περσικὰ π. the Persian power, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of government, καταλαμβάνειν τὰ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἐν τοῖς π. those who are in power or office, [LXX+5th c.BC+]; ἐν τυραννίδι καὶ πλούτῳ καὶ πράγμασι [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τριῶν ἀνδρῶν δημοσίων π. ἀποκαταστάσεως, = Latin triumvir reipublicae constituendae, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; κοινωνοὶ τῶν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]innovations, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but εὐνούστατος τοῖς π. a friend to things as they are, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III.3. fortunes, cause, circumstances, [Refs 5th c.BC+] alone, one's all, one's fortunes, ἐν ᾧπέρ ἐστι πάντα μοι τὰ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ={κτήματα}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III.4. business, especially lawbusiness, πρός τινα [Refs 5th c.BC+] to have a bad case, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

III.5. in bad sense, trouble, annoyance, ἁπάντων αἰτίους τῶν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρήγματα ἔχειν, with participle, to have trouble about a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. παρέχειν τινί to cause one trouble, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, cause one the trouble of doing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄνευ πραγμάτων, σὺν πράγμασι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]