verb
presbeuamō
Greekπρεσβεύω (presbeuō)
Strong’sG4243
I am aged, act as an ambassador
stem presbeu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* πρεσβεύω
(< πρέσβυς),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4243 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpres-byoo'-o
to be a senior, i.e. (by implication) act as a representative (figuratively, preacher)
Fromfrom the base of G4245;
King Jamesbe an ambassador.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| presbeuamōπρεσβεύω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | am an ambassador | 1× |
| presbeuanōπρεσβεύομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | ambassadors | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | presbeuamō1×πρεσβεύω | presbeuame | presbeuami | presbeuama | presbeuamē | presbeuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | presbeuasō | presbeuase | presbeuasi | presbeuasa | presbeuasē | presbeuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | presbeuatō | presbeuate | presbeuati | presbeuata | presbeuatē | presbeuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | presbeuanō1×πρεσβεύομεν | presbeuane | presbeuani | presbeuana | presbeuanē | presbeuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | presbeuavō | presbeuave | presbeuavi | presbeuava | presbeuavē | presbeuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | presbeualō | presbeuale | presbeuali | presbeuala | presbeualē | presbeualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | presbeuameiō | presbeuameia | presbeuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | presbeuaseiō | presbeuaseia | presbeuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | presbeuateiō | presbeuateia | presbeuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | presbeuaneiō | presbeuaneia | presbeuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | presbeuaveiō | presbeuaveia | presbeuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | presbeualeiō | presbeualeia | presbeualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | presbeuasōr | presbeuasar | presbeuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | presbeuatōr | presbeuatar | presbeuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | presbeuavōr | presbeuavar | presbeuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | presbeualōr | presbeualar | presbeualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | presbeuamoiō | presbeuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | presbeuasoiō | presbeuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | presbeuatoiō | presbeuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | presbeuanoiō | presbeuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | presbeuavoiō | presbeuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | presbeualoiō | presbeualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | presbeuarō | presbeuari | presbeuara | presbeuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | presbeuarōtos | presbeuaritos | presbeuaratos | presbeuarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
presbeu 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
presbeuamō“am an ambassador”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Ephesians 6:20“am an ambassador”huper heu presbeuamō en halusia, hina en aute parrēsiazemeia hōs datō min lalara.for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.
presbeuanō“ambassadors”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 5:20“ambassadors”huper Christou oun presbeuanō hōs tou theou parakalarōtou dia nu; denō huper Christou, katallassivar to theo.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.