Strong's Lexicon
G4243 — πρεσβεύω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4243 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πρεσβεύω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from the base of G4245 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | presbeuo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pres-byoo'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be a senior 2. (by implication) act as a representative 3. (figuratively) preacher |
| KJV Renderings: | be an ambassador |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πρεσβεύω; (πρέσβυς an old man, an elder (Curtius, p. 479; Vanicek, p. 186));
1. to be older, prior by birth or in age ((Sophocles), Herodotus and following).
2. to be an ambassador, act as an ambassador: 2Co 5:20; Eph 6:20, ((Herodotus 5, 93 at the beginning), Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, and following).
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
πρεσβεύω (be an ambassador)
2 Corinthians 5:20
- KJV: Now then we are ambassadors for Christ as though God did beseech by us we pray in Christ’s stead be ye reconciled to God
- GK: υπέρ χριστού ούν πρεσβεύομεν ως θεού παρακαλούντος δι΄ ημών δεόμεθα υπέρ χριστού καταλλάγητε τω θεώ
Ephesians 6:20
- KJV: For which I am an ambassador in bonds that therein I may speak boldly as I ought to speak
- GK: υπέρ ου πρεσβεύω εν αλύσει ίνα εν αυτώ παρρησιάσωμαι ως δει με λαλήσαι
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