GreekG4242Noun (Feminine)
πρεσβεία
presbeia
“delegation”
2Occurrences
G4242Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
seniority (eldership), i.e. (by implication) an embassy (concretely, ambassadors)
from G4243 (πρεσβεύω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.age, seniority.
2.rank, dignity.
3.an embassy; by meton., of the ambassadors, embassy
LXX: *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
πρεσβεία appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Luke
2
Key Passages
Luke 14:32BSB
And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
Luke 19:14BSB
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
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