πραγματεύομαιpragmateúomai

to busy oneself with, i.e. to trade

Greek (New Testament) · G4231

Meanings

1. to busy oneself.

2. to be engaged in business, especially to trade: Luke 19:13 (cf. δια-πραγματεύομαι).

Same root

πρᾶγμαprâgma · G4229a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object (material)
πραγματείαpragmateía · G4230a transaction, i.e. negotiation
διαπραγματεύομαιdiapragmateúomai · G1281to thoroughly occupy oneself, i.e. (transitively and by implication) to earn in business

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

Luke 19:13 Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, ‘Invest this for me while I am gone.’

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.