Lexical Definition
πρεσβύτερος presbýteros (pres-boo'-ter-os) elder: Elder G:N
comparative of
elder(-est), old.
- older
- as noun, a senior
- specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πρεσβύτεροσ | elder | 2John.1.1 • 3John.1.1 |
| πρεσβύτεροι | elders | Matt.21.23 • Matt.26.3 • Matt.26.57 • Matt.27.1 • Matt.27.20 • Mark.11.27 • Mark.14.53 • Acts.4.8 • Acts.4.23 • Acts.15.6 • Acts.15.23 • Acts.21.18 • Acts.25.15 • 1Tim.5.17 • Rev.4.10 • Rev.5.8 • Rev.5.14 • Rev.11.16 • Rev.19.4 |
| πρεσβυτέρων | elders | Matt.15.2 • Matt.16.21 • Matt.26.47 • Matt.27.12 • Matt.27.41 • Matt.28.12 • Mark.7.3 • Mark.7.5 • Mark.8.31 • Mark.14.43 • Mark.15.1 • Luke.9.22 • Acts.15.4 • Acts.16.4 • Acts.24.1 • Rev.5.5 • Rev.5.6 • Rev.5.11 • Rev.7.11 • Rev.7.13 • Rev.14.3 |
| πρεσβυτέρουσ | elders | Luke.7.3 • Luke.22.52 • Acts.4.5 • Acts.6.12 • Acts.11.30 • Acts.14.23 • Acts.15.2 • Acts.20.17 • Titus.1.5 • Jas.5.14 • 1Pet.5.1 • Rev.4.4 |
| πρεσβυτέρου | an elder | 1Tim.5.19 |
| πρεσβυτέροισ | elders | Matt.27.3 • Luke.20.1 • Acts.15.22 • Acts.23.14 |
| to elders | 1Pet.5.5 |
Abbott-Smith
πρέσβυς, -εως, ὁ, poët. form of πρεσβύτης (q.v.), [in LXX (= πρεσβευτής, an ambassador): Nu 21:20 (21), al. (מַלְאָךְ), Is 13:8 57:9 (צִיר), I Mac 9:70, al.;]
an old man. Compar., πρεσβύτερος, -α, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for זָקֵן;]
1. of age, elder: ὁ νἱὸς ὁ π., Lk 15:25; as subst., opp. to νεανίσκοι, Ac 2:17; to νεώτερος, I Ti 5:1, 2; of the religious leaders of the past, Mt 15:2, Mk 7:3, 5, He 11:2 (= οἱ πατέρες, He 1:1).
2. Of dignity, rank or office (as found in π. and Inscr. of civil and religious offices, including priesthood, in Asia Minor and in Egypt; v. Deiss., BS, 154 ff., 233 ff.; LAE, 373);
(a) among Jews: Mt 16:21 26:47, 57 27:3, 12, 20, 41 28:12, Mk 8:31 11:27 14:43, 53 15:1, Lk 7:3 9:22 20:1 22:52, 9], Ac 4:5, 8, 23 6:12 23:14 24:1; τ. Ἰουνδαίων, Ac 25:15; τ. λαοῦ, Mt 21:23 26:3 27:1;
(b) among Christians: Ac 11:30 14:23 15:2, 4, 6, 22, 23 16:4 21:18, I Ti 5:17, 19, Tit 1:5, II Jo 1, III Jo 1, I Pe 5:1, 5; τ. ἐκκλησίας, Ac 20:17, Ja 5:14;
(c) in the visions of the Apocalypse: Re 4:4, 10 5:5, 6, 8, 11, 14 7:11, 13 11:16 14:3 19:4. (On the NT use of this word and its relation to ἐπίσκοπος (q.v.), cf. Lft., Phl., 93 ff., 189 ff.; CGT, Past. Epp., lvi ff.) †
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Numbers | 21:20 · 21:21 |
| Isaiah | 13:8 · 57:9 |
| Matthew | 15:2 · 16:21 · 21:23 · 26:3 · 26:47 · 26:57 · 27:1 · 27:3 · 27:12 · 27:20 · 27:41 · 28:12 |
| Mark | 7:3 · 7:5 · 8:31 · 11:27 · 14:43 · 14:53 · 15:1 |
| Luke | 7:3 · 9:22 · 15:25 · 20:1 · 22:52 |
| John | 8:9 |
| Acts | 2:17 · 4:5 · 4:8 · 4:23 · 6:12 · 11:30 · 14:23 · 15:2 · 15:4 · 15:6 · 15:22 · 15:23 · 16:4 · 20:17 · 21:18 · 23:14 · 24:1 · 25:15 |
| 1 Timothy | 5:1 · 5:2 · 5:17 · 5:19 |
| Titus | 1:5 |
| Hebrews | 1:1 · 11:2 |
| James | 5:14 |
| 1 Peter | 5:1 · 5:5 |
| 2 John | 1:1 |
| 3 John | 1:1 |
| Revelation | 4:4 · 4:10 · 5:5 · 5:6 · 5:8 · 5:11 · 5:14 · 7:11 · 7:13 · 11:16 · 14:3 · 19:4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Related to: πρεσβύτερος
or πρεσβῠ-εῖον, τό, council of elders, presbytery, [NT]
__II honour or privilege of an elder, [LXX+2nd c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.22.66 ☩ Acts.22.5 ☩ 1Tim.4.14