Greek verb · G4243
πρεσβεύω
presbeuopres-byoo'-o
to be the elder, to take precedence.; to be an ambassador
2 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: presbeúō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4243is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4243
to be a senior, i.e. (by implication) act as a representative (figuratively, preacher)
The King James renders it: be an ambassador.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
presbeuo is rendered "to be the elder, to take precedence.; to be an ambassador". It stands 2 times in the Greek text, across two books.
- One of the uses stand in 2 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to be the elder, to take precedence.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:20πρεσβεύομεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
One of the word's two uses is in 2 Corinthians.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: to be the elder, to take precedence., and to be an ambassador.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to be the elder, to take precedence. | Tagged aslisted under the table | Where2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us… |
| to be an ambassador | Tagged as
| Where2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| πρεσβύτερος | presbyteros | elder: old | Uses65 |
| πρεσβύτης | presbytes | old man | Uses3 |
| πρεσβυτέριον | presbyterion | council of elders | Uses3 |
| πρεσβεία | presbeia | delegation | Uses2 |
| πρεσβῦτις | presbytis | old woman | Uses1 |
All 2, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- πρεσβεύομεν1
- πρεσβεύω1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-PAI-1P
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-PAI-1S
2 Corinthians
one use
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
- πρεσβεύομενpresbeuomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we are ambassadors
Ephesians
one use
for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.
- πρεσβεύωpresbeuoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am an ambassador
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.