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G4242 · πρεσβεία

presbeía

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

seniority (eldership), i.e. (by implication) an embassy (concretely, ambassadors)

KJV gloss list in the source

ambassage, message

Derivation recorded by Strong

from G4243 (πρεσβεύω);

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