Word Study · Strong's G4242 · Greek
πρεσβεία
presbeia
pres-bi'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: presbeía
“seniority (eldership), i.e. (by implication) an embassy (concretely, ambassadors)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
seniority (eldership), i.e. (by implication) an embassy (concretely, ambassadors)
Rendered in the KJV as
ambassage, message.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- πρεσβείαν2
How it is rendered · 2
- a delegation1
- an embassy1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
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- N-ASF · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 14:32πρεσβείανpresbeiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.here: an embassy
- Luke 19:14πρεσβείανpresbeiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’here: a delegation