Quick Definition
πραγματεύομαι v. I transact business, trade
Strong's Definition
from 4229; to busy oneself with, i.e. to trade
KJV Usage: occupy
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | πράσσω
57.197 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Earn, Gain, Do Business
to do business, to be involved in business to be engaged in some kind of business, generally buying and selling
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πραγματεύομαι pragmateuomai 1x
to be occupied with or employed in any business, do business; to trade traffic, Lk. 19:13*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πραγματεύομαι
(< πρᾶγμα), [in LXX: III Ki 10:22 B, 9:19 A (חשׁק), Da LXX 8:27 (אֶת־מְלֶאכֶת עָשָׂה)*;]
to busy oneself.
to be engaged in business, esp. to trade: Lk 19:13 (cf. δια-πραγματεύομαι).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πραγματεύομαι is common with reference to government officials, e.g. P Petr III. 36 verso (iii/B.c.) τ]οῖς dA[Aots] Tots πραγματευομένοις, “to the others who are engaged in performing State 5) , = πραιτωρίιον business,’” P Hib I. 66? (B.c. 228) παρὰ τῶν τὴν δωρεὰν πραγματευομένων, “‘with the managers of the Swped,’’ P Grenf II. 37° (ii/i B.c.) τοῖς τὰ βασιλικὰ πραγματενομένοις χαίρειν, P Tebt II. 350° (A.D. 70-1) Tots τὸ ἐνκύκλιον πραγμα(τευομένοις), ““to the farmers of the tax on sales,” and Sy// 364 (=* 797)?° (A.D. 37) ἔδοξεν τῇ βουλῇ καὶ τοῖς πραγματευομένοις παρ᾽ ἡμῖν “Pwpators. In 20. 492 (= %382)° (ii/B.c.) the verb is used of a poet, who πεπραγμ[ά]τευται περί τε TO ἱερὸν καὶ τὴν] πόλιν τὴν Δηλίων kal τοὺς μύθους] τοὺς ἐπιχωρίους γέγραφεν. In Gnomon 70 (= BGU V. 1 p. 28) it is laid down that those discharging public duties are not to buy or lend ἐν ols π[ρ]αγ[μ]ατεύο[ντ]αι τόποις, ‘in the places where they discharge their official functions.” In its only occurrence in the NT (Lk 19!) πραγματεύομαι means ‘‘ trade,” ‘‘do business” generally: cf. the ostracon Pretsigke 2089 Ἡράκλειτος ὃ πραγματευόμενος τ[ὸ] συνηγορικὸν (‘‘advocate’s ἴδε ἢ) καὶ ἐπι(δέκατον). . ., and the subst. in P Oxy XVI. 1880° (A.D. 427) Κῦρος... mp[a]yμία]τε[υ]τὴς ἀπὸ τῆς μεγία]λ[οπ]όλεως ᾿Αλεξ[αἹνδρίας, *“Cyrus trader of the metropolis Alexandria,” where for the rendering ‘‘trader’’ the editors appeal to P Cairo Masp 671581? ἐρ]γαστηριακῶν kal πραγματευτῶν, and P Lips I. 6459 (c. A.D. 368) Tod πραγματευτικοῦ χρυσαργύρου, i.e. the trade-tax. For the verbal ἀπραγμάτενυτος see P Par 3315 (B.C. 161) (= UPZi. p. 240) ᾿Απολλωνίου]. . . ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ὄντο[ς ἀ]πραγματεύτου, where Wilcken understands the meaning to be that Apollonius was no longer occupied with the particular matter in hand. In P Lond 3351 (B.c. 161) (= I. p. 20) the editor prefers the meaning ‘‘ inexperienced.” For ἀπραγμοσύνη, see P Oxy I. 71-16 (a.p. 303) περι[φ]ρονοῦντές μον τῆς ἀπραγμ[οσύνης, and similarly P Amh II. 14214 (iv/A.D.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πραγματεύομαι (pragmateuomai) — to trade. πραγμᾰτ-εύομαι, Ionic dialect πρηγμ-, aorist ἐπραγματευσάμην, Ionic dialect ἐπρηγμ-, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐπραγματεύθην, Ionic dialect ἐπρηγμ-, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect πεπραγμάτευμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in passive sense, see below:—busy oneself, take trouble, ἀπέδωκαν τὸν νεκρὸν οὐδὲν ἔτι πρηγματευθέντες Hdt.[same place],[Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολλὰ ἐπί τινι π. work at at thing, labour to bring it about, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πραγματεύονται ὅπως ἄρξουσι exert themselves to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μηδὲν πραγματεύου do not worry, [Refs]: c.infinitive, exert oneself to.., [Refs 1st c.AD+]
2. to be engaged in business, spend one's time in business, ὅληντὴννύκτα all nightlong, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply, conduct a business, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; transact business, of clerks, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; π. ἀπὸ ἐμπορίας καὶ δανεισμῶν make money by trade and loans, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; οἱ πραγματευόμενοι, = Latin negotiatores, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; generally, of officials, to be employed in public affairs, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. with accusative of things, take in hand, treat laboriously, be engaged in, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; undertake, τὸν δεύτερον πλοῦν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. of authors, elaborate a work, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a science, work out, ἃ θέλει [Refs 4th c.BC+]; treat of, περὶ φύσεως πάντα [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τοιαύτην οὐκ ἐπραγματεύθησαν ἀκριβολογίαν περὶ τὰς φλέβας did not use such precision in treating of.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.3. of historians, treat systematically, τὰς πράξεις [Refs 2nd c.BC+]systematic historians, [Refs]
II.4. simply, write, treat, ποιητὴς ὢν πεπραγμάτευται περὶ τὸ ἱερόν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τὰ πεπραγματευμένα ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶ his works, composilions, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
III. passive, mostly perfect πεπραγμάτευμαι, to be laboured at, elaborated, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δόρυ ὡσαύτως -ευμένον X [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also present, [Refs 4th c.BC+]