Dictionary entry

πραγματεύομαι

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

πραγματεύομαι

(< πρᾶγμα), [in LXX: III Ki 10:22 B, 9:19 A (חשׁק), Da LXX 8:27 (אֶת־מְלֶאכֶתעָשָׂה)*;]

1. to busy oneself.

2. to be engaged in business, esp. to trade: Lk 19:13 (cf. δια-πραγματεύομαι).†