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πρεσβεῖον

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Gloss: senior

Transliteration: presbeion

Strong’s: G8880

1. a gift of honour , such as was offered to elders, (Iliad by Homer)
2. the privilege of age , and generally, a privilege , (Plato Philosophus), etc.
3. the right of the eldest, his share of the inheritance , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
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