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πρεσβεύω
πρέσβη
πρεσβῆες
πρεσβήιον
πρεσβηίς
πρέσβις
πρέσβιστος
πρέσβος
πρεσβυγενείη
πρεσβυγενής
πρέσβυς
πρεσβυτέριον
πρεσβῡ́της
πρεσβῡτικός
πρεσβῦτις
πρεσβῡτοδόκος
πρέσγυς
πρευμένεια
πρευμενής
πρῆγμα
πρηγορεών
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πρέσβυς
πρέσβυς
Lacon.πρέσγυςAlcm.
εωςmvoc.
πρέσβυ
 old manoft. as a term of respectAlcm. Pi. Trag. Ar. Hellenist.poet.pl.in voc. addressold men, eldersTrag. adj.of Agamemnonelderof two brothersA. usu.pl.ambassadorTh. Ar. Att.orats.πρεσβύτεροςᾱ ονcompar.adjof a personelderof twoIl. Hdt. Pl.olderelderlyHdt. Th. Ar.of a deedtoo oldw.compar.gen.for one's yearsPi.fr.neut.sb.time between youth and old agePl.masc.pl.sb.older men, older generationhHom. Pi. Hdt. Th. Ar. Att.orats.of a personliving earlier in timethan someone elseolderHdt.of a peoplemore ancientHdt.of an eventearlierthan someone's lifetimeHdt.of a person's counselsmature beyond one's yearsPi.of a duty, a considerationmore importantHdt. Pl.of an evilgraverw.gen.than anotherS. masc.sb.perh.senatorat RomePlb.elderof the Jewish SanhedrinNT.in a Christian churchNT. πρεσβυτέρωςcompar.advmore highlyref. to valuing sthg.Pl. πρεσβύτατοςalsoπρέσβιστοςhHom. A. Lyr.adesp.η ονsuperl.adj of a person, a deityeldestIl. Hes. Pi. Hdt. Th. Ar.of the leader of a flock of birdsE.of a motherlandSol.of the moonmost reveredof starsA.of HealthLyr.adesp.of obligations to parentsmost sacredPl.of a prizeforemostB.of a considerationmost importantTh.

ShortDef

an old man; pl. ambassadors

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Headword:
πρέσβυς
Headword (normalized):
πρέσβυς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πρεσβυς
IDX:
33889
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-33890
Key:
πρέσβυς

Data

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