Práktōr — G4233

Definition

masculine noun

a practiser, i.e. (specially), an official collector

1. one who does anything, a doer (Sophocles)
2. "one who does the work of inflicting punishment or taking vengeance

Usually translated as

officer

Origin

from a derivative of G4238

• prássō (G4238)

Occurrences

Práktōr occurs 2 times in 1 verse of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1)

• Luke 12:58 — When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer (πράκτορι), and the officer cast thee into prison.
• Luke 12:58 — When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer (πράκτωρ) cast thee into prison.