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Ambassador (5 Occurrences)

Ephesians 6:20 for which I am anambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Philemon 1:9 yet for love's sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
(See RSV)

Proverbs 13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithfulambassador is health.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)

Jeremiah 49:14 I have heard news from Yahweh, and anambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Gather yourselves together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)

Obadiah 1:1 The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord Yahweh says about Edom. We have heard news from Yahweh, and anambassador is sent among the nations, saying, "Arise, and let's rise up against her in battle.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)

Thesaurus

Ambassador (5 Occurrences)
... To do injury to anambassador was to insult the king who sent him (2 Samuel 10:5).
Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) Alt.... Standard Bible Encyclopedia.AMBASSADOR....

Embassy (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The public function of anambassador; the charge or business entrusted to
anambassador or to envoys; a public message to; foreign court concerning...

Envoy (5 Occurrences)
... minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that
of anambassador. 2. (n.) An explanatory or commendatory...

Rumour (13 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 49:14 I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and anambassador is sent unto
the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up...

Ambassadors (9 Occurrences)

Quintus
... Polybius (xxxi.18) mentions a Quintus and a Canuleius as sent to Egypt, 162 BC,
and again (xxxiii.15) the same Quintus as sent as anambassador to Rhodes, 153...

Jason (5 Occurrences)
... 1 Maccabees 8:17; Josephus, Ant, XII, x, 6), and perhaps to be identified with
(2). (2) The father of Antipater who went asambassador of Jonathan to Rome in...

Therein (269 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV DBY). Ephesians 6:20 For which I am anambassador in bonds: that therein
I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. (KJV WBS). Philippians 1:18 What then...

Receive (350 Occurrences)
... To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company,
and the like; as, to receive a lodger, visitor,ambassador, messenger, etc....

Recall (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To call back; to summon to return; as,
to recall troops; to recall anambassador. 2. (vt) To revoke...

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ambassador

a person of high rank employed by a government to represent it and transact its business at the seat of government of some other power. The earliest examples of ambassadors employed occur in (Numbers 20:14;21:21;Judges 11:7-19) afterwards in that of the fraudulent Gibeonites, (Joshua 9:4) etc., and in the instances of civic strife mentioned (Judges 11:12) and Judg 20:12 Ambassadors are found to have been employed not only on occasions of hostile challenge or insolent menace, (1 Kings 20:2,6;2 Kings 14:8) but of friendly compliment, of request for alliance or other aid, of submissive deprecation and of curious inquiry. (2 Kings 14:8;16:7;18:14;2 Chronicles 32:31) Ministers are called ambassadors of Christ.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

In the Old Testament the Hebrew word tsir, meaning "one who goes on an errand," is rendered thus (Joshua 9:4;Proverbs 13:17;Isaiah 18:2;Jeremiah 49:14;Obadiah 1:1). This is also the rendering of melits, meaning "an interpreter," in2 Chronicles 32:31; and of malak, a "messenger," in2 Chronicles 35:21; Isaiah 30:4; 33:7;Ezek. 17:15. This is the name used by the apostle as designating those who are appointed by God to declare his will (2 Corinthians 5:20;Ephesians 6:20).

The Hebrews on various occasions and for various purposes had recourse to the services of ambassadors, e.g., to contract alliances (Joshua 9:4), to solicit favours (Numbers 20:14), to remonstrate when wrong was done (Judges 11:12), to condole with a young king on the death of his father (2 Samuel 10:2), and to congratulate a king on his accession to the throne (1 Kings 5:1).

To do injury to an ambassador was to insult the king who sent him (2 Samuel 10:5).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) Alt. of Embassador.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

AMBASSADOR

am-bas'-a-dor (mal'akh, "messenger"; 'luts, "interpreter"; tsir, "to go"; hence a messenger; presbeuo, "to act as an ambassador," literally, to be older): An ambassador is an official representative of a king or government, as of Pharaoh (Isaiah 30:4); of the princes of Babylon (2 Chronicles 32:31); of Neco, king of Egypt (2 Chronicles 35:21); of the messengers of peace sent by Hezekiah, king of Judah, to Sennacherib, king of Assyria (Isaiah 33:7). The same Hebrew term is used of the messengers sent by Jacob to Esau (Genesis 32:3); by Moses to the king of Edom (Numbers 20:14). For abundant illustration consult "Messenger" (mal'akh) in any concordance. SeeCONCORDANCE. The inhabitants of Gibeon made themselves pretended ambassadors to Joshua in order to secure by deceit the protection of a treaty ("covenant") (Joshua 9:4).

In the New Testament the term is used in a figurative sense. As the imprisoned representative of Christ at Rome Paul calls himself "an ambassador in chains" (Ephesians 6:20); and in2 Corinthians 5:20 includes, with himself, all ministers of the gospel, as "ambassadors. on behalf of Christ," commissioned by Him as their sovereign Lord, with the ministry of reconciling the world to God. The Bible contains no finer characterization of the exalted and spiritual nature of the minister's vocation as the representative of Jesus Christ, the King of kings, and Saviour of the world.

Dwight M. Pratt

Greek

4243. presbeuo -- to be the elder, to take precedence
... precedence. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: presbeuo Phonetic Spelling:
(pres-byoo'-o) Short Definition: I am aged, act as anambassador Definition: I am...

652. apostolos -- a messenger, one sent on a mission, an apostle
... From apostello; a delegate; specially, anambassador of the Gospel; officially a
commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers) -- apostle...

4242. presbeia -- age, seniority
... anambassador. From presbeuo; seniority (eldership), ie (by implication) an embassy
(concretely, ambassadors) -- ambassage, message. see GREEK presbeuo....

4246. presbutes -- an old man
... of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: presbutes Phonetic Spelling:
(pres-boo'-tace) Short Definition: an old man Definition: an old man, anambassador....

Strong's Hebrew

3887. luts --ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a...
... luts. 3888 .ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker.
Transliteration: luts Phonetic Spelling: (loots) Short Definition:ambassador....

2831. chashman --ambassador
... 2830, 2831. chashman. 2832 .ambassador. Transliteration: chashman Phonetic
Spelling: (khash-man') Short Definition: envoys. Word...

6735. tsiyr -- an envoy, messenger
... an envoy, messenger. Transliteration: tsiyr Phonetic Spelling: (tseer) Short Definition:
ambassador.ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow...

4397. malak -- a messenger
...ambassador, angel, king, messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch
as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, ie An...

6737. tsayar -- to act as envoy
... make as if. A denominative from tsiyr in the sense ofambassador; to make an errand,
ie Betake oneself -- make as if...had beenambassador. see HEBREW tsiyr....

Library

After this He Again Slanders theAmbassador of Christianity...
... Chapter LXXIII. After this he again slanders theambassador of Christianity�
After this he again slanders theambassador of Christianity...

A Letter, by the Rev. James Arminius, DD &C. &C. To his Excellency...
... &c. TO HIS EXCELLENCY, THE NOBLE LORD, HIPPOLYTUS A COLLIBUS,AMBASSADOR, FROM THE
MOST ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE, THE ELECTOR PALATINE, TO THE SEVEN UNITED DUTCH...

How Antiochus Made a League with Ptolemy and How Onias Provoked...
... Euergetes sent anambassador to Jerusalem, and complained that Onias did not pay
his taxes, and threatened, that if he did not receive them, he would seize...

Appendix B: Forgery Procured by Mary of Guise
... {280b} On January 28, the Regent writes from Scotland to de Noailles, then the French
Ambassador to England, bidding him to mention this submission to Elizabeth...

God's Ambassadors.
... Ambassadors. If I had an ambition to be theambassador of this country to our
mother-country, there would be two essential things involved....

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... or radical party, and many of their friends are bigoted papists; nevertheless,
influenced by the pressing applications of the BritishAmbassador and being...

The Treasure of Grace
... It happened once that the Spanishambassador, in the haleyon days of Spain, went
on a visit to the Frenchambassador, and was invited by him to see the...

Apostles To-Day?
... However, this is not all. The name of apostle may be taken (1) in the sense
of being called directly by Jesus as anambassador for....

The Preparatory Service; Sometimes Called the Confessional Service...
... for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us, we pray you in Christ's stead,
be ye reconciled to God." If we would see how thisambassador exercised his...

The Papacy
... severely from the unfriendly and high-handed action of Louis XIV., who despatched
an army to the Papal States to revenge an insult to hisambassador, the Duc...

Subtopics

Ambassador

Related Terms

Embassy (2 Occurrences)

Envoy (5 Occurrences)

Rumour (13 Occurrences)

Ambassadors (9 Occurrences)

Quintus

Jason (5 Occurrences)

Therein (269 Occurrences)

Receive (350 Occurrences)

Recall (11 Occurrences)