πρεσβ-εία G4242
an embassy, delegation, or ambassadorial mission; envoys sent to negotiate
A noun meaning an embassy, delegation, or the ambassadors themselves sent to negotiate. Both Gospel uses are in Jesus' parables. A king going to war considers whether he can meet the enemy; if not, 'while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace' (Luke 14:32). In the parable of the pounds, citizens 'sent a delegation after him, saying, We do not want this man to reign over us' (Luke 19:14). The word emphasizes formal, official representation—envoys with authority to speak for those who sent them.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — An embassy or delegation sent with official authority to negotiate or represent. In Luke 14, a weaker king sends ambassadors to sue for peace before battle is joined—diplomatic representation seeking terms. In Luke 19, hostile citizens dispatch a delegation to protest the nobleman's kingship. Both uses involve formal envoys carrying their senders' message and authority. The French 'ambassade' and Spanish 'embajada' preserve the diplomatic sense: official representatives speaking with delegated authority, whether suing for peace or lodging formal protest. 2×
AR["سِفَارَةً", "وَفدًا"]·ben["দূতদল", "প্রতিনিধিদল"]·DE["πρεσβείαν"]·EN["an-embassy", "delegation"]·FR["ambassade"]·heb["מִשְׁלַחַת"]·HI["दूत-मंडली", "दूतमंडली"]·ID["utusan"]·IT["presbeian"]·jav["utusan"]·KO["사절단을"]·PT["embaixada"]·RU["посольство"]·ES["embajada"]·SW["ujumbe"]·TR["elçi-heyeti", "elçilik"]·urd["قاصد", "وفد"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
πρεσβ-εία, ἡ, age, seniority, right of the elder, κατὰ πρεσβείαν Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 rank, dignity, πρεσβείᾳ καὶ δυνάμει ὑπερέχειν Refs 5th c.BC+ __II embassy, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.2 body of ambassadors, Refs 5th c.BC+ __III intercession, Refs 3rd c.BC+