ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΑΙΣ, πρεσβειαις
PRESBEIAIS, presbeiais
Sounds Like: pres-BEE-ais
Translations: (to) an embassy, (to) embassies, (to) a delegation, (to) delegations, (to) a message, (to) messages, (to) intercession, (to) intercessions
From the root: ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a noun in the dative plural case. It refers to an embassy, a delegation, or a message conveyed by such a group. It can also mean intercession, particularly in a religious or diplomatic context. It is used to indicate the recipient or the means by which an action is performed, often translated with 'to' or 'by means of'.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4242 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 8:242
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 11:1
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
- 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
- ΠΡΕΣΒΙΑΝ — embassy, an embassy, message, a message, delegation, a delegation
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