Affair

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: Πραγματεία (Strong'S #4230 — Noun Feminine — pragmatia — prag-mat-i'-ah )

or pragmateia, from pragma, "a deed," denotes "a business, occupation, the prosecution of any affair;" in the plural, "pursuits, affairs (of life),"  2—Timothy 2:4 .

 Ephesians 6:21 Colossians 4:7 Ephesians 6:22 Philippians 1:27

Webster's Dictionary

(1): (n.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.

(2): (n.) Action; endeavor.

(3): (n.) A material object (vaguely designated).

(4): (n.) Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.

(5): (n.) That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; - often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius.