- Original: πραγματεύομαι - Transliteration: Pragmateuomai - Phonetic: prag-mat-yoo'-om-ahee - Definition: 1. to be occupied in anything 2. to carry on a business 3. to carry on the business of a banker or a trader - Origin: from G4229 - TDNT entry: 16:41,9 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G4229 ; to busy oneself with that is to trade: - occupy.