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Be ambassador

πρεσβεύωStrong’s G4243

presbeuō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Presbeuō is the Greek word usually translated “we are ambassadors” and “am an ambassador”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”
2 Corinthians 5:20 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “we are ambassadors” and “am an ambassador”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • we are ambassadors 1
  • i am an ambassador 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Corinthians 1
  • Ephesians 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

πρεσβεύω presbeuō · be ambassador

πρεσβεύω (πρέσβυς), 1. to be the elder, to take precedence. 2. to be an ambassador (see: πρεσβύτης): 2Co.5:20, Eph.6:20.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.