noun · feminine
presbeias
Greekπρεσβεία (presbeia)
Strong’sG4242
an embassy, delegation
stem presbei-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** πρεσβεία, -ας, ἡ
(< πρεσβεύω), [in LXX: II Mac 4:11*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4242 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpres-bi'-ah
seniority (eldership), i.e. (by implication) an embassy (concretely, ambassadors)
Fromfrom G4243;
King Jamesambassage, message.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | presbeias | presbeiais |
| object accusative | presbeian2×πρεσβείαν | presbeiain |
| direct address vocative | presbeiar | presbeiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | presbeiau | presbeiaiu |
| to, for dative | presbeia | presbeiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
presbeia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
presbeian“delegation”objectaccusative singular2×
Luke 14:32“delegation”ei de mēge, ēti autou porrō arōtou presbeian apostelaratos erōtatō teim pros eirēnan.And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
Luke 19:14“delegation”tois de politois autou misale auton, kai apostelala presbeian opisō autou legarōtois; Ouk thelanō houton basilara epi nin.But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’