Delegation
πρεσβείαStrong’s G4242presbeia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Presbeia is the Greek word usually translated “embassy” and “delegation”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.”
Meaning
Usually translated “embassy” and “delegation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- an embassy 1
- a delegation 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
πρεσβεία presbeia · delegation
πρεσβεία, -ας, ἡ (πρεσβεύω), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:11 * ;] 1. age, seniority. 2. rank, dignity. 3. an embassy; by meton., of the ambassadors, embassy: Luk.14:32 19:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “delegation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DELEGATION, noun
- A sending away; the act of putting in commission, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate.
- Th persons deputed to act for another, or for others.
- In the civil law, the assignment of a debt to another, as when a debtor appoints his debtor to answer to the creditor in his place.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.