πραγμᾰτ-εία,
Ionic dialectπρηγμᾰτίη, poetry πραγμᾰτίη [[ 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 1.38 ] Refs 4th c.AD+]: ἡ:— prosecution of business, diligent study, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.44, 5.7, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 408a, +others; πόνων πολλῶν καὶ πραγματείας εἶναι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 8.48; πλείονος εἶναι πρηγματίης 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 7 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ μάταιος π. [λογισμῶν] this idle attention to argumentations, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.7.8 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετὰ πολλῆς π. with a great deal of trouble, [[ 3rd c.BC: Zenon Papyri du Caire 19.4 (3rd c.BC). ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II occupation, business, ἡ π. αὐτῆς (i.e. τῆς ῥητορικῆς) ἅπασα.. εἰς τοῦτο τελευτᾷ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 453a ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ τοῦ διαλέγεσθαι π. the business of dialectic, [[ [prev. author] “Tht.” 161e ] Refs]; τοῦ πολιτικοῦ.. πᾶσα ἡ π. περὶ πόλιν [ἐστί] Arist [[ “Pol.” 1274b37, compare “EN” 1105a11] Refs]; ἡ δημηγορικὴ π. the business of oratory, [[ [prev. author] “Rh.” 1354b24; ἀπὸ τῆς ἀναισχύντου π. ἀποστῆναι 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.242 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; πραγματεῖαι official duties, opposed to ἀρχαί, [[[prev. work]13,compare “PTeb.” 5.143, +others (2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; especially law-business, lawsuit, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.18, +others; ἡ περὶ τὰ δικαστήρια π. [prev. author] 15.31 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural, affairs in general, κάτω βλέπειν εἰς ἀνθρώπων πραγματείας [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 500c; μεθισταμένων πραγματειῶν 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.4.9 (nisi to be read πραγμάτων)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; troubles, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 61.37, 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 1p.28U. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; πρὸς ἔθνη τὴν π. ἔχειν to have dealings with.., [[ 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 9.2.2. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]