πράγματος [1 verse] (noun sg neut gen) "Thing" is pragma, which means "deed," "act," "concrete reality," "thing of importance," and "matter at hand."  - "Thing" is from noun which does not mean "thing," except in a special way. It means primarily "deed," "act," "concrete reality," "thing of importance," and "matter at hand." It refers to some objective reality not to general ideas or opinions. The Greek word is our source of the word "pragmatic" as the opposite of "idealistic."