King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4243
Transliteration: presbeuō
Phonetic Spelling: (pres-byoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be the elder, to take precedence
Meaning: to be the elder, to take precedence
πρεσβεύω; (πρέσβυς an old man, an elder (Curtius, p. 479; Vanicek, p. 186));
Word Summary
presbeuō: to be the elder, to take precedence
Original Word: πρεσβεύωTransliteration: presbeuō
Phonetic Spelling: (pres-byoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be the elder, to take precedence
Meaning: to be the elder, to take precedence
Strong's Concordance
be an ambassador. From the base of presbuteros; to be a senior, i.e. (by implication) act as a representative (figuratively, preacher) -- be an ambassador.
see GREEK presbuteros
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4243: πρεσβεύωπρεσβεύω; (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 Corinthians 5:20; Ephesians 6:20, ((Herodotus 5, 93 at the beginning), Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, and following).