Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Corinthians 5:20 - Beseech
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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Now then | G3767 | οὖν |
(adverbially) certainly or (conjugationally) accordingly |
we are ambassadors | G4243 | πρεσβεύω |
[Verb] to be a senior that is (by implication) act as a representative (figuratively preacher) |
for | G5228 | ὑπέρ |
[Preposition]
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Christ | G5547 | Χριστός |
[Adjective] anointed that is the Messiah an epithet of Jesus |
as though | G5613 | ὡς |
[Adverb] which how that is in that manner (very variously used as shown) |
God | G2316 | θεός |
[Noun Masculine] a deity especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very |
did beseech | G3870 | παρακαλέω |
[Verb] to call near that is invite: invoke (by imploration hortation or consolation) |
you by | G1223 | διά |
[Preposition] through (in very wide applications local causal or occasional). In composition it retains the same general import |
us | G2257 | ἡμῶν |
of (or from) us |
we pray | G1189 | δέομαι |
[Verb] to beg (as binding oneself) that is petition |
you in Christ's stead | G5228 | ὑπέρ |
[Preposition]
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be ye reconciled | G2644 | καταλλάσσω |
[Verb] to change mutually that is (figuratively) to compound a difference |
to God | G2316 | θεός |
[Noun Masculine] a deity especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.