ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΩ, πρεσβειω
PRESBEIŌ, presbeiō
Sounds Like: pres-BEY-oh
Translations: (to) old age, (to) seniority, (to) embassy, (to) a right of seniority
From the root: ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to old age, seniority, or the privilege or right associated with being older or more senior. It can also refer to an embassy or a delegation, as such groups were often composed of older, more experienced individuals. In the provided examples, it is used in the dative case, indicating the recipient or context of the action.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4243 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 3 Maccabees — 6:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΟΝ — right of seniority, a right of seniority, privilege, a privilege, pre-eminence, priority
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