πράσσω

prássō · Greek · Strong's G4238 · 39 occurrences

The KJV renders 25 different Hebrew and Greek words as “keep”

What it means

to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from G4160 (ποιέω), which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally)

a primary verb;

How the KJV renders it

commit, deeds, exact, keep, require, use arts

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“keep”

also renders bóskō (G1006), diatēréō (G1301), syntēréō (G4933), tēréō (G5083), poiéō (G4160), diaphylássō (G1314), phylássō (G5442), katéchō (G2722), katákeimai (G2621), ágō (G71), échō (G2192), paréchō (G3930), kratéō (G2902), phrouréō (G5432), ʼâçar (H631), dâbaq (H1692), zâkar (H2142), châsak (H2820), mânaʻ (H4513), mishmereth (H4931), nᵉṭar (H5202), ʻădar (H5737), ʻâsâh (H6213), râchaq (H7368)

“commit”

also renders ergázomai (G2038), eáō (G1439), poiéō (G4160), paradídōmi (G3860), pisteúō (G4100), porneúō (G4203), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), paratíthēmi (G3908), gâlal (H1556), zânâh (H2181), châṭâʼ (H2398), mâʻal (H4603), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâʻal (H6466), pâqad (H6485)

“require”

also renders zētéō (G2212), aitéō (G154), gínomai (G1096), apaitéō (G523), bâchar (H977), shᵉʼêl (H7593)

“exact”

also renders nâgas (H5065), nâshâʼ (H5378), nâshâh (H5383)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

39 occurrences in the Greek text, first 37 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 5:2 V-AAP-NSM1 Corinthians 9:17 V-PAI-1S1 Thessalonians 4:11 V-PAN2 Corinthians 5:10 V-AAI-3S2 Corinthians 12:21 V-AAI-3PActs 3:17 V-AAI-2PActs 5:35 V-PANActs 15:29 V-FAI-2PActs 16:28 V-AAS-2SActs 17:7 V-PAI-3PActs 19:19 V-AAP-GPMActs 19:36 V-PANActs 25:11 V-RAI-1SActs 25:25 V-RANActs 26:9 V-AANActs 26:20 V-PAP-APMActs 26:26 V-RPP-NSNActs 26:31 V-PAI-3SEphesians 6:21 V-PAI-1SGalatians 5:21 V-PAP-NPMJohn 3:20 V-PAP-NSMJohn 5:29 V-AAP-NPMLuke 3:13 V-PAM-2PLuke 19:23 V-AAI-1SLuke 22:23 V-PANLuke 23:15 V-RPP-NSNLuke 23:41 V-AAI-1PPhilippians 4:9 V-PAM-2PRomans 1:32 V-PAP-DPMRomans 2:1 V-PAI-2SRomans 2:2 V-PAP-APMRomans 2:3 V-PAP-APMRomans 2:25 V-PAS-2SRomans 7:15 V-PAI-1SRomans 7:19 V-PAI-1SRomans 9:11 V-AAP-GPMRomans 13:4 V-PAP-DSM

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.