Gloss
older; ancestral; (n.) in the Gospels and Acts, elder
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)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for πρεσβύτερος
| 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. |
