ΠΡΕΣΒΙΑΝ, πρεσβιαν
PRESBIAN, presbian
Sounds Like: pres-BEE-an
Translations: embassy, an embassy, message, a message, delegation, a delegation
From the root: ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an embassy, a delegation, or the act of sending an ambassador or a message. It can also denote the message or commission itself that is carried by such a delegation. It is used to describe a formal mission or representation.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4242 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 4:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΑ.
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.
- ΕΣΒΕΙ — embassy, delegation, message, old age
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙ — embassy, an embassy, message, a message, delegation, a delegation, old age, seniority, dignity, authority
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΑ — seniority, birthright, embassy, a deputation, a delegation, a right of precedence
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΑΙ — embassy, an embassy, delegation, a delegation, message, a message, legation, a legation
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΑΙΣ — (to) an embassy, (to) embassies, (to) a delegation, (to) delegations, (to) a message, (to) messages, (to) intercession, (to) intercessions
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΑΝ — embassy, an embassy, message, an message, delegation, a delegation, ambassadorship, an ambassadorship
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΑΣ — (of) an embassy, (of) an ambassadorship, (of) a deputation, (of) an old age, (of) a priority
- ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΟΥ — of old age, of seniority, of an embassy, of an ambassadorship, of a deputation, of a message, of a request
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