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πράξη
action, act /ˈpraksi/
nounB1#1020 most common
Also: deed, official act, document, (arithmetic) operation
Example sentences
Ποια πράξη είναι αυτή, πρόσθεση ή αφαίρεση;
Which operation is this, addition or subtraction?
Έκανε μια καλή πράξη σήμερα.
He did a good deed today.
Οι μαθητές έμαθαν τις τέσσερις πράξεις: πρόσθεση, αφαίρεση, πολλαπλασιασμό και διαίρεση.
The students learned the four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Η κυβέρνηση υπέγραψε μια διοικητική πράξη για τη ρύθμιση της αγοράς.
The government signed an administrative act to regulate the market.
Η πράξη του γάμου τους καταχωρήθηκε στο ληξιαρχείο.
Their marriage certificate was registered at the civil registry.
Στη φιλοσοφία του Αριστοτέλη, η πράξη διακρίνεται από τη θεωρία ως τρόπος ανθρώπινης δραστηριότητας.
In Aristotle's philosophy, praxis is distinguished from theory as a mode of human activity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η πράξη | οι πράξεις |
| Genitive | της πράξης | των πράξεων |
| Accusative | την πράξη | τις πράξεις |
| Vocative | πράξη | πράξεις |
Word family
Etymology
Πράξη descends from Ancient Greek πρᾶξις, a noun built on the verb πράττω/πράσσω, meaning to do or accomplish. The verb's deeper origin is not settled; major dictionaries treat it as uncertain, possibly of pre-Greek substrate origin. The word has stayed in continuous use from antiquity to today, keeping its core sense of a concrete act or deed.
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