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πρεσβύτερος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πρεσβύτερος, -α, -ον
Greek transliteration: 
presbyteros
Simplified transliteration: 
presbyteros
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4245
GK Number: 
4565
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
66
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-1a(1)
Gloss: 

older; ancestral; (n.) in the Gospels and Acts, elder

Definition: 

older; ancestral; (n.) in the Gospels and Acts, elder, usually as an official leader of the Jewish community, in the epistles, older man and older woman, who may or may not be official leaders of the church, depending on the context.

elder, senior; older, more advanced in years, Lk. 15:25; Jn. 8:9; Acts 2:17; an elder in respect of age, person advanced in years, 1 Tim. 5:1, 2; pl. spc. ancients, ancestors, fathers, Mt. 15:2; Heb. 11:2; as an appellation of dignity, an elder, local dignitary, Lk. 7:3; an elder, member of the Jewish Sanhedrin, Mt. 16:21; 21:23; 26:3, 47, 57, 59; an elder or presbyter of the Christian church, Acts 11:30; 14:23, et al. freq.

Greek-English Concordance for πρεσβύτερος

1 Peter 5:1 Therefore I, a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory that is about to be revealed, exhort the elders (presbyterous | πρεσβυτέρους | acc pl masc) among you:
1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders (presbyterois | πρεσβυτέροις | dat pl masc). And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
2 John 1:1 The elder (presbyteros | πρεσβύτερος | nom sg masc) to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth (and not I alone, but also all who know the truth),
3 John 1:1 From the elder (presbyteros | πρεσβύτερος | nom sg masc), to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.
Revelation 4:4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on those thrones were twenty-four elders (presbyterous | πρεσβυτέρους | acc pl masc), clothed in white garments, and upon their heads were crowns of gold.
Revelation 4:10 the twenty-four elders (presbyteroi | πρεσβύτεροι | nom pl masc) fall down before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Revelation 5:5 Then one of the elders (presbyterōn | πρεσβυτέρων | gen pl masc) said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has won the victory so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Revelation 5:6 And I saw standing there, between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders (presbyterōn | πρεσβυτέρων | gen pl masc), a Lamb that appeared to have been killed, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders (presbyteroi | πρεσβύτεροι | nom pl masc) fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Revelation 5:11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders (presbyterōn | πρεσβυτέρων | gen pl masc); and their number was ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands,
Revelation 5:14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the elders (presbyteroi | πρεσβύτεροι | nom pl masc) fell down and worshiped.
Revelation 7:11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders (presbyterōn | πρεσβυτέρων | gen pl masc) and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
Revelation 7:13 Then one of the elders (presbyterōn | πρεσβυτέρων | gen pl masc) addressed me, saying, “These dressed in white robes — who are they and where did they come from?”
Revelation 11:16 Then the twenty-four elders (presbyteroi | πρεσβύτεροι | nom pl masc) who were seated on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
Revelation 14:3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders (presbyterōn | πρεσβυτέρων | gen pl masc). No one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.
Revelation 19:4 And the twenty-four elders (presbyteroi | πρεσβύτεροι | nom pl masc) and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”

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