G4245
πρεσβύτερος
presbuteros
pres-boo'-ter-os
Adjective
comparative of presbus (elderly); older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter":-- elder(-est), old.
- elder, of age,
- the elder of two people
- advanced in life, an elder, a senior
- forefathers
- a term of rank or office
- among the Jews
- members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men)
- of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice
- among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably
- the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God
- among the Jews
Strong's Number G4245 Bible Verses
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