What does πρεσβεύω (presbeúō) mean in the Bible?
πρεσβεύω (presbeúō): To represent and speak on behalf of another with delegated authority and status
Greek · G4243
πρεσβεύω
Be ambassador
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πρεσβεύω G4243
Pronunciation presbeúō
What does πρεσβεύω (presbeúō) mean in the Bible?
πρεσβεύω (presbeúō): To represent and speak on behalf of another with delegated authority and status
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4243?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I am an ambassador (1), we are ambassadors (1).
Where does πρεσβεύω (presbeúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 5:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Ephesians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It I am an ambassador 1× Ephesians 6:20
we are ambassadors 1× 2 Corinthians 5:20
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Usage map
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First aligned row 2 Corinthians 5:20
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
2 Corinthians 1 Ephesians 1
Source forms
πρεσβεύομεν 1x presbeuomen 2 Corinthians 5:20
πρεσβεύω 1x presbeuō Ephesians 6:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 5:20
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Ephesians 6:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To represent and speak on behalf of another with delegated authority and status
Strong's G4243
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 6:20 Source Gloss
be ambassador
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 5:20 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
πρεσβεύομεν, presbeuomen
I am aged, act as an ambassador
Read verse Ephesians 6:20 Verb First Person Singular Present Active Indicative
πρεσβεύω presbeuw
I am aged, act as an ambassador
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Active 2 Cor 5:20 · Eph 6:20 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Official representative role in spiritual warfare, proclaiming gospel message
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
πρεσβεύω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain