πρεσβείαpresbeía
seniority (eldership), i.e. (by implication) an embassy (concretely, ambassadors)
Greek (New Testament) · G4242
Meanings
1. age, seniority.
2. rank, dignity.
3. an embassy; by by metonymy, of the ambassadors, embassy: Luke 14:32, Luke 19:14.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Luke 14:32 And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away.
- Luke 19:14 But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.’
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.