G4243
G4243 — πρεσβεύω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
presbeuo (pres-byoo'-o) v.
1. to be a senior
2. (by implication) act as a representative
3. (figuratively) preacher
[from the base of G4245]
KJV: be an ambassador
Root(s): G4245
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
be an ambassador
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