Lexical Definition
πρεσβύτης presbýtēs (pres-boo'-tace) old man G:N-M
from the same as πρεσβύτερος
aged (man), old man.
- an old man
Usage: 6 forms in 35 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πρεσβύτου | of an old man | LXX.Deut.28.50 |
| old | LXX.Josh.6.21 | |
| old man | LXX.Deut.32.25 • LXX.Isa.47.6 | |
| πρεσβύτησ | aged | Phlm.1.9 |
| an ambassador | LXX.Num.10.31 | |
| an elder | LXX.Job.15.10 | |
| an old | LXX.Judg.19.16 | |
| an old man | LXX.Gen.25.8 • LXX.1Sam.2.22 • LXX.1Sam.2.32 • LXX.1Kgs.1.15 • LXX.Isa.65.20 • Luke.1.18 | |
| is old | LXX.2Kgs.4.14 | |
| old | LXX.Judg.19.17 • LXX.Judg.19.20 | |
| old man | LXX.Gen.43.27 • LXX.2Sam.19.32 • LXX.1Kgs.13.11 • LXX.1Kgs.13.25 • LXX.Lam.2.21 | |
| was old | LXX.1Sam.4.18 | |
| πρεσβύτην | old man | LXX.Judg.19.22 • LXX.Isa.3.2 • LXX.Isa.3.5 • LXX.Isa.9.15 • LXX.Jer.51.22 |
| πρεσβύτασ | aged | Titus.2.2 |
| old men | LXX.Isa.20.4 • LXX.Lam.4.16 | |
| πρεσβύται | old men | LXX.Job.29.8 • LXX.Jer.31.13 • LXX.Lam.5.14 |
| πρεσβευταίσ | ambassadors | LXX.2Chr.32.31 |
Abbott-Smith
πρεσβύτης, -ου prose form of πρέσβυς, q.v., [in LXX chiefly for זָקֵן, Ge 25:8, al.; also (= πρεσβευτής), II Ch 32:31 B1 (מֵלִיץ), I Mac 14:22 S, al. (v. Thackeray, Gr., 97);]
1. an old man: Lk 1:18, Tit 2:2, Phm 9 (R, txt., but v. infr.).
2. As in LXX, also = πρεσβευτής, an ambassador: Phm 9 (R, mg., v. Lft. and ICC, in l.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 25:8 |
| 2 Chronicles | 32:31 |
| Luke | 1:18 |
| Titus | 2:2 |
| Philemon | 1:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πρεσβύτης [ῠ], ητος,
Doric dialect -ας, ατος, ἡ, age, seniority, [Refs] probably restoration in [Refs]