Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #123465

SR GNT 2Cor 5:20 πρεσβεύομεν (presbeuomen) ‘for chosen_one/messiah therefore we are being_ambassadors as_though god exhorting’ Strongs=42430 Lemma=presbeuō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=1st number=plural
Refers to Word #123177

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Only use of identical word form πρεσβεύομεν (V-IPA1..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘πρεσβεύομεν’ (V-IPA1..P) is always and only glossed as ‘we are being_ambassadors’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘presbeuō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘I am being_an_ambassador’, ‘we are being_ambassadors’.

Key: V=verb IPA1..P=indicative,present,active,1st person plural