Presbeia denotes a body sent to another party, whether seeking peace or voicing political refusal.

The attested use is a body sent to another party: in Luke 14:32 it is sent to seek terms of peace, and in Luke 19:14 it is sent after a ruler with a rejection of his reign.

1. A body sent to another party · dominant

   Both occurrences use the accusative singular feminine form as the object of “sends/sent.” In Luke 14:32 the APB renders a body sent while the other party is far away to ask for terms of peace; in Luke 19:14 it renders citizens sending such a body after a man to state that they do not want him to reign.

   Luke 14:32Luke 19:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form as “a delegation” in both Luke 14:32 and Luke 19:14. This rendering is read alongside the clauses in which the accusative form is sent.