πραγματεύομαι: 1 aorist middle imperative 2 person plural πραγματεύσασθε; (πρᾶγμα); in Greek prose writings from Herodotus down; to be occupied in anything; to carry on a business; specifically, to carry on the business of a banker or trader (Plutarch, Sull. 17; Cat. min. 59): Luk_19:13 (here WH text reads the infinitive (see their Introductory § 404); R. V. trade. Compare: διαπραγματεύομαι.)

πραγματεύομαι pragmateuomai 1x to be occupied with or employed in any business, do business; to trade traffic, Luk_19:13

πραγματεύομαι ( < πρᾶγμα ), [in LXX : 1Ki_10:22 B , 1Ki_9:19 A ( H2836 ), Da LXX Dan_8:27 ( H4399 Ξ H853 H6213 ) * ;] 1. to busy oneself. 2. to be engaged in business, esp . to trade: Luk_19:13 ( cf. δια -πραγματεύομαι ).†

πραγματεύομαι [page 532] πραγματεύομαι is common with reference to government officials, e.g. P Petr III. 36 verso .14 (iii/B.C.) τ ]οῖς ὰ̣λ̣[λοις ] τοῖς πραγματευομένοις , to the others who are engaged in performing State business, P Hib I. 66 .2 (B.C. 228) παρὰ τῶν τὴν δωρεὰν πραγματευομένων , with the managers of the δωρεά , P Grenf II. 37 .5 (ii/i B.C.) τοῖς τὰ βασιλικὰ πραγματευομένοις χαίρειν , P Tebt II. 350 .5 (A.D. 70 1) τοῖς τὸ ἐνκύκλιον πραγμα (τευομένοις ), to the farmers of the tax on sales, and Syll 364 (= .3 797) .10 (A.D. 37) ἔδοξεν τῇ βουλῇ καὶ τοῖς πραγματευομένοις παρ᾽ ἡμῖν Ῥωμαίοις . In ib. 492 (= .3 382) .5 (ii/B.C.) the verb is used of a poet, who πεπραγμ [ά ]τευται περί τε τὸ ἱερὸν καὶ τὴ [ν ] πόλιν τὴν Δηλίων καὶ τοὺς μύθου [ς ] τοὺς ἐπιχωρίους γέγραφεν . In Gnomon 70 (= BGU V. i p. 28) it is laid down that those discharging public duties are not to buy or lend ἐν οἷς π [ρ ]αγ [μ ]ατεύο [ντ ]αι τόποις , in the places where they discharge their official functions. In its only occurrence in the NT ( Luk_19:13 ) πραγματεύομαι means trade, do business generally : cf. the ostracon Preisigke 2089 Ἡράκλειτος ὁ πραγματευόμενος τ [ὸ ] συνηγορικὸν ( advocate s fee ) καὶ ἐπι (δέκατον ) . . ., and the subst. in P Oxy XVI. 1880 .5 (A.D. 427) Κῦρος . . πρ [α ]γμ [α ]τε [υ ]τὴς ἀπὸ τῆς μ̣ε̣γ [α ]λ [οπ ]όλεως Ἀλεξ [α ]νδρίας , Cyrus trader of the metropolis Alexandria, where for the rendering trader the editors appeal to P Cairo Masp 67158 .17 ἐρ ]γαστηριακῶν καὶ πραγματευτῶν , and P Lips I. 64 .30 ( c. A.D. 368) τοῦ πραγματευτικοῦ χρυσαργύρου , i.e. the trade-tax. For the verbal ἀπραγμάτευτος see P Par 33 .15 (B.C. 161) (= UPZ i. p. 240) Ἀπολλωνίον ] . . . ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ὄντο [ς ἀ ]πραγματεύτου , where Wilcken understands the meaning to be that Apollonius was no longer occupied with the particular matter in hand. In P Lond 33 .21 (B.C. 161) (= I. p. 20) the editor prefers the meaning inexperienced. For ἀπραγμοσύνη , see P Oxy I. 71 ii. 16 (A.D. 303) περι [φ ]ρονοῦντές μου τῆς ἀπραγμ [οσύνης , and similarly P Amh II. 142 .14 (iv/A.D.).

πραγματεύομαι πραγμα^τεύομαι, [Etym: πρᾶγμα] Dep. "to busy or exert oneself, take trouble", Hdt. , Xen. , Plat. "to be engaged in business, spend one's time" in "business", Xen. , etc. c. acc. rei, "to take in hand, treat laboriously, undertake", Plat. :—of authors, "to elaborate" a work, Ar. , Plat. of historians, "to treat systematically", Polyb. ; οἱ πραγματευόμενοι "systematic historians", id=Polyb. perf. πεπραγμάτευμαι also in pass. sense, "to be laboured at, worked out", Plat. , Aeschin.

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)