Word

πρεσβεύω

presbeúō · G4243 · Greek · 2 occurrences

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Meanings

to be a representative of, to be an ambassador of

(Derivative of πρεσβεία ‘representative,’) To function as a representative of a ruling authority

Examples
2 Corinthians 5:20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
Ephesians 6:20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

How it’s used In 3 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

Not stated: we 1
Not stated: I 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 3 groups

ἐνin+ ἅλυσιςchain 1
ὑπέρfor+ ὅςwho, which, that 1
ὑπέρfor+ ΧριστόςChrist, Messiah 1

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

εὐαγγέλιονthe gospel, the good news 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 1 entry

To be a representative of, to be an ambassador of37.88: The verb describes acting as an ambassador or authorized representative. Paul's appeal to the Corinthians on Christ's behalf uses this term: “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:20).

Word family 7 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

πρεσβύτερος presbýteros · G4245 · older, of ancient times · 66×πρεσβυτέριον presbytérion · G4244 · high council of the Jews, group of elders, elders · 3×πρεσβύτης presbýtēs · G4246 · old man · 3×πρεσβεία presbeía · G4242 · representative, ambassador · 2×πρεσβεύωpresbeúō · G4243πρεσβῦτις presbŷtis · G4247 · old woman · 1×συμπρεσβύτερος sympresbýteros · G4850 · fellow elder · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (πρέσβυς an old man, an elder (Curtius, p. 479; Vanicek, p. 186)); 1. to be older, prior…

(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: 2 Cor 5:20; Eph 6:20, ((Herodotus 5, 93 at the beginning), Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, and following).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Rule, Govern2 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0