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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - πρεσβεύω
πρεσβεύω
G4243
Transliteration: presbeúō
Pronunciation: pres-byoo'-o
Definition: be an ambassador
- Original: πρεσβεύω - Transliteration: Presbeuo - Phonetic: pres-byoo'-o
- Definition:
1. to be older, prior by birth or in age
2. to be an ambassador, act as an ambassador
- Origin: from the base of G4245" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4245 - TDNT entry: 17:21,9 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From the base of G4245" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4245; to be a senior that is (by implication) act as a representative (figuratively preacher): - be an ambassador.