πρεσβύτερος

Vocabulary Form

πρεσβύτερος, -α, -ον

Definition

elder

Erasmian

Modern

Root

πρεσβυτερο

Frequency

4565

Notes

The word can be used adjectivally to describe an older person, or as a noun to describe an official in the church.

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 15:2	“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc)? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
Matthew 16:21	From that time Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc) and ruling priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
Matthew 21:23	And when he had entered the temple, the ruling priests and the elders (presbyteroi \| πρεσβύτεροι \| nom pl masc) of the people approached him while he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
Matthew 26:3	Then the ruling priests and the elders (presbyteroi \| πρεσβύτεροι \| nom pl masc) of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Matthew 26:47	While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived accompanied by a large crowd from the ruling priests and the elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc) of the people, armed with swords and clubs.
Matthew 26:57	Then the men who had laid hold of Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders (presbyteroi \| πρεσβύτεροι \| nom pl masc) were gathered.
Matthew 27:1	Early in the morning, all the ruling priests and the elders (presbyteroi \| πρεσβύτεροι \| nom pl masc) of the people laid plans against Jesus, how they might put him to death.
Matthew 27:3	Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and brought the thirty silver coins back to the ruling priests and elders (presbyterois \| πρεσβυτέροις \| dat pl masc),
Matthew 27:12	But when he was accused by the ruling priests and elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc), he gave no answer.
Matthew 27:20	But the ruling priests and the elders (presbyteroi \| πρεσβύτεροι \| nom pl masc) persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.
Matthew 27:41	The ruling priests along with the scribes and the elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc) were also mocking him in the same way, saying,
Matthew 28:12	And when the priests had met with the elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc) and worked out a plan, they gave a considerable sum of money to the soldiers
Mark 7:3	(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat except they ceremonially wash their hands, thus maintaining the tradition of the elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc).
Mark 7:5	And the Pharisees and scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc), but eat their bread with defiled hands?”
Mark 8:31	Then Jesus began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and be rejected by the elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc) and the ruling priests and scribes, and be killed and after three days to rise again.
Mark 11:27	And they came again to Jerusalem. And while he was walking about in the temple, the ruling priests and the scribes and the elders (presbyteroi \| πρεσβύτεροι \| nom pl masc) came to him,
Mark 14:43	And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, appeared, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the ruling priests and the scribes and the elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc).
Mark 14:53	And they led Jesus to the high priest; and all the ruling priests and the elders (presbyteroi \| πρεσβύτεροι \| nom pl masc) and the scribes came together.
Mark 15:1	As soon as it was morning, the ruling priests, after holding a consultation with the elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc) and scribes and the entire council, bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
Luke 7:3	When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders (presbyterous \| πρεσβυτέρους \| acc pl masc) of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.
Luke 9:22	saying, “It is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc) and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and on the third day to be raised.”
Luke 15:25	“Meanwhile his older (presbyteros \| πρεσβύτερος \| nom sg masc comparative) son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
Luke 20:1	One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, along with the elders (presbyterois \| πρεσβυτέροις \| dat pl masc), came up
Luke 22:52	Then Jesus said to those who had come out against him — the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders (presbyterous \| πρεσβυτέρους \| acc pl masc), “Why did you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
John 8:9	At this, those who had heard began to leave one by one, starting with the oldest (presbyterōn \| πρεσβυτέρων \| gen pl masc comparative); and Jesus alone was left, with the woman standing before him.