act; by extension

, , act: ; pl., , Ac, ; in late writers especially of wicked deeds or practices (freq. in Polyb.): ; p1., , ; with ref. to magic (v. , 323), . a doing deed Mt 16:27 Lk 23:51 Ro 8:13 Col 3:9 Ac 19:18 π. ἀποσπτόλων tit. BS 5 , , , : .† an acting action business function Ro 12:4

practice, i.e. (concretely) an act; by extension, a function

deed, office, work