Ambassador, Ambassage - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Ambassador, Ambassage

[ A-1,Verb,G4243, presbeuo ]
denotes
(a) to be elder or eldest, prior in birth or age;"
(b) "to be an ambassador," 2 Corinthians 5:20; Ephesians 6:20; for Philemon 1:9 See under AGED. There is a suggestion that to be an "ambassador" for Christ involves the experience suggested by the word "elder." Elder men were chosen as "ambassadors."

[ B-1,Noun,G4242, presbeia ]
primarily, "age, eldership, rank," hence, "an embassy or ambassage," is used in Luke 14:32; in Luke 19:14, RV, "ambassage," for AV, "message."

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