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Presbuteros

pres-boo'-ter-os
Parts of Speech Adjective

Presbuteros Definition

  1. elder, of age,
    1. the elder of two people
    2. advanced in life, an elder, a senior
      1. forefathers
  2. a term of rank or office
    1. among the Jews
      1. members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men)
      2. of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice
    2. among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably
    3. the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
presbuvteroß
Origin
comparative of presbus (elderly)
Strong's Number
4245
TDNT Entry
6:651,931

KJV Word Usage

elder
64
old man
1
eldest
1
elder woman
1
Total
67

KJV Verse Count

13
7
5
1
18
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
12
Total
67
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Presbuteros". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .