to trade

Greek Verb

πραγματεύομαι (πρᾶγμα), [in LXX: 3Ki.10:22 B, 3Ki.9:19 A (חָשַׁק), Dan LXX 8:27 (מְלָאכָה ־אֵת עָשָׂה) *;] 1) to busy oneself. 2) to be engaged in business, esp. to trade: Luk.19:13 (cf. δια-πραγματεύομαι). (AS)

to trade

Greek Verb

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+]

Greek

Verb

to busy oneself with, i.e. to trade; occupy; from g4229 (πρᾶγμα)