Lexical 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). |
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