πρᾶξις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō, I do, practice) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).[1]

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Noun

πρᾶξῐς (prâxisf (genitive πρᾱ́ξεως); third declension

  1. act, action, activity, deed, doing
  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

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πρᾱ́σσω (> DER > 1. πρᾶξις, πρῆξῐς)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1229-1230

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