ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΣΘΑΙ, πρεσβευσασθαι
PRESBEUSASTHAI, presbeusasthai
Sounds Like: press-be-SAH-sthai
Translations: to be an ambassador, to act as an envoy, to send an embassy, to negotiate, to mediate
From the root: ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an aorist middle infinitive form of the verb 'πρεσβεύω'. It means to act as an ambassador or envoy, to conduct negotiations, or to send an embassy. It implies representing someone or a group in a formal capacity, often for the purpose of peace, alliance, or resolution of conflict.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4243 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 13:341
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΑΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΕΤΑΙ — negotiates, mediates, treats with, sends an embassy through
- ἘΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΕΝ — was acting as an ambassador, was an envoy, was representing, was an elder
- ἘΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΟΝΤΟ — they were acting as ambassadors, they were sending an embassy, they were negotiating, they were representing
- ἘΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΝΤΟ — they sent an embassy, they acted as ambassadors, they negotiated, they sent a delegation
- ἘΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΤΟ — he acted as an ambassador, he sent an embassy, he negotiated, he pleaded, he entreated
- ἘΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΕΝ — he acted as an ambassador, he was an envoy, he represented, he sent an embassy
- ΠΕΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΚΟΤΑ — having been an ambassador, having been an elder, having acted as an envoy, having represented
- ΠΕΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΜΕΝΟΙΣ — to those who have been sent as ambassadors, to those who have been dispatched as envoys, to those who have been deputized
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥ — to be an ambassador, to be an envoy, to act as an ambassador, to represent, to be older, to be an elder
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΕΙΝ — to be an ambassador, to act as an envoy, to represent, to negotiate
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΕΤΑΙ — is sent as an ambassador, is being negotiated, is being mediated, is being represented
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΟΜΕΝ — we are ambassadors, we act as an ambassador, we are envoys, we act as an envoy, we are older, we are elders
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being an ambassador, being an envoy, acting as an ambassador, acting as an envoy, being an elder, being a representative
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — ambassadors, being an ambassador, acting as an ambassador, being an envoy, acting as an envoy, being an elder, acting as an elder
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΟΜΕΝΩΝ — (of) those being ambassadors, (of) those acting as ambassadors, (of) those being represented, (of) those negotiating
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΟΝΤΑΙ — they are ambassadors, they act as ambassadors, they are being sent as ambassadors, they are being entreated
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΟΝΤΑΣ — acting as an ambassador, being an ambassador, negotiating, mediating, representing, pleading
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΟΝΤΕΣ — being ambassadors, acting as ambassadors, negotiating, those who are ambassadors, those who negotiate
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΟΥΣΙΝ — they are ambassadors, they are acting as ambassadors, they are sending an embassy, they are negotiating, they are representing
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΙ — to be an ambassador, to act as an envoy, to represent, to mediate
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΟΙ — having been an ambassador, having acted as an envoy, having sent an embassy, having negotiated
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΟΙΣ — having been sent as an ambassador, having acted as an ambassador, having been an elder, having been an envoy
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΟΝ — having acted as an ambassador, having been an envoy, having negotiated, having pleaded
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having been an ambassador, having acted as an envoy, having negotiated, having sent an embassy
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΟΥ — of one having acted as an ambassador, of one having been an envoy, of one having negotiated
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΩ — to have been an ambassador, to have acted as an ambassador, to have been an elder, to have been an envoy, (to) an ambassador, (to) an elder, (to) an envoy
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΩΝ — of having been an ambassador, of having acted as an envoy, of having negotiated, of having pleaded, of having sent an embassy
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having been an ambassador, having acted as an ambassador, having sent an embassy, having negotiated, having pleaded, having been an elder
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΑΣ — having acted as an ambassador, having been an envoy, having negotiated, having sent an embassy
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΕΙΝ — to be an ambassador, to act as an ambassador, to represent, to negotiate
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΟΝΤΑ — about to act as an ambassador, about to be an ambassador, about to represent, about to be an envoy
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΣΩΝ — to be an ambassador, to act as an ambassador, to be an envoy, to be an elder, to be a representative
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΩ — to be an ambassador, to act as an envoy, to represent, to plead, to negotiate
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΩΝ — acting as an ambassador, being an ambassador, negotiating, mediating, being an elder, being an envoy
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