Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G4231

πραγματεύομαι

pragmateuomai · /prag-mat-yoo'-om-ahee/ — “busy oneself”

busy oneself, take trouble; work at; labour to bring; about; exert themselves; worry; exert oneself; to be engaged in business, spend one's time in business; conduct a business; transact business; make money…

Full entry

busy oneself, take trouble; work at; labour to bring; about; exert themselves; worry; exert oneself; to be engaged in business, spend one's time in business; conduct a business; transact business; make money; negotiatores; to be employed in public affairs; take in hand, treat laboriously, be engaged in; undertake; elaborate; work out; treat of; did; use; in treating; treat systematically

Derivation: from πράγμα (pragmata, matter, affair)