πρᾶξις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō, I do, practice) + -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πρᾶξῐς (prâxis) f (genitive πρᾱ́ξεως); third declension

  1. deed, act, action, activity
  2. business dealing
  3. success
  4. collection of debts, arrears
  5. business, office
  6. work, treatise
  7. magic spell
  8. (euphemistic) sexual intercourse
  9. conduct, practice
  10. state, condition

Declension

Derived terms

  • ἀνάπραξις (anápraxis)
  • ἀντίπραξις (antípraxis)
  • διάπραξις (diápraxis)
  • εἴσπραξις (eíspraxis)
  • ἔκπραξις (ékpraxis)
  • ἔμπραξις (émpraxis)
  • κατάπραξις (katápraxis)
  • Πραξαγόρας (Praxagóras)
  • Πράξανδρος (Práxandros)
  • Πραξιθέα (Praxithéa)
  • Πραξιτέλης (Praxitélēs)
  • Πραξιφάνης (Praxiphánēs)
  • σύμπραξις (súmpraxis)

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