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Lexicon :: Strong's G4245 - presbyteros

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πρεσβύτερος
Transliteration
presbyteros (Key)
Pronunciation
pres-boo'-ter-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Comparative of presbus (elderly)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:651,931

Strong’s Definitions

πρεσβύτερος presbýteros, pres-boo'-ter-os; comparative of πρέσβυς présbys (elderly); older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter":—elder(-est), old.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x

The KJV translates Strong's G4245 in the following manner: elder (64x), old man (1x), eldest (1x), elder woman (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x
The KJV translates Strong's G4245 in the following manner: elder (64x), old man (1x), eldest (1x), elder woman (1x).

  1. elder, of age,

    1. the elder of two people

    2. advanced in life, an elder, a senior

      1. forefathers

  2. a term of rank or office

    1. among the Jews

      1. members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men)

      2. of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice

    2. among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably

    3. the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρεσβύτερος presbýteros, pres-boo'-ter-os; comparative of πρέσβυς présbys (elderly); older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter":—elder(-est), old.
STRONGS G4245:
πρεσβύτερος, πρεσβυτέρα, πρεσβύτερον (comparitive of πρέσβυς) (from Homer down), elder; used:
1. of age;
a. where two persons are spoken of, the elder: ὁ υἱός ὁ πρεσβύτερος (Aelian v. h. 9, 42), Luke 15:25.
b. universally, advanced in life, an elder, a senior: opposed to νεανίσκοι, Acts 2:17; opposed to νεώτερος, 1 Timothy 5:1f (Genesis 18:11f; Wis. 8:10; Sir. 6:34 (33); Sir. 7:14; 2 Macc. 8:30). οἱ πρεσβύτεροι (A. V. the elders), forefathers, Hebrews 11:2; παράδοσις (which see) τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, received from the fathers, Matthew 15:2; Mark 7:3, 5.
2. a term of rank or office; as such borne by,
a. among the Jews,
α. members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from the elderly men): Matthew 16:21; Matthew 26:47, 57, 59 Rec.; Matt. 27:3,12,20,41; 28:12; Mark 8:31; Mark 11:27; Mark 14:43, 53; Mark 15:1; Luke 9:22; Luke 20:1; Luke 22:52; John 8:9; Acts 4:5, 23; Acts 6:12; Acts 23:14; Acts 24:1; with the addition of τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Acts 4:8 R G; of τῶν Ἰουδαίων, Acts 25:15; of τοῦ λαοῦ, Matthew 21:23; Matthew 26:3; Matthew 27:1.
β. those who in the separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice: Luke 7:3. (Cf. BB. DD., under the word.)
b. among Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches): Acts 11:30; Acts 14:23; Acts 15:2, 4, 6, 22; Acts 16:4; Acts 21:18; 1 Timothy 5:17, 19; Titus 1:5; 2 John 1:1; 3 John 1:1; 1 Peter 5:1, 5 [T WH om.]; with τῆς ἐκκλησίας added, Acts 20:17; James 5:14. That they did not differ at all from the (ἐπίσκοποι) bishops or overseers (as is acknowledged also by Jerome on Titus 1:5 (cf. Lightfoot's Commentary on Philippians, pp. 98f, 229f)) is evident from the fact that the two words are used indiscriminately, Acts 20:17, 28; Titus 1:5, 7, and that the duty of presbyters is described by the terms ἐπισκοπεῖν, 1 Peter 5:1f, and ἐπισκοπή, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 44, 1 [ET]; accordingly only two ecclesiastical officers, οἱ ἐπίσκοποι and οἱ διάκονοι, are distinguished in Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1, 8. The title ἐπίσκοπος denotes the function, πρεσβύτερος the dignity; the former was borrowed from Greek institutions, the latter from the Jewish; cf. (Lightfoot, as above, pp. 95ff, 191ff); Ritschl, Die Entstehung der altkathol. Kirche, edition 2, p. 350ff; Hase, Protest. Polemik, edition 4, p. 98ff; (Hatch, Bampton Lects. for 1880, Lect. 3 and Harnack's Analecten appended to the German translation of the same (p. 229ff); also Harnack's note on Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 1, 3 [ET] (cf. references at 44 at the beginning), and Hatch in Dict. of Christ. Antiq., under the word. Cf. ἐπίσκοπος.).
c. the twenty-four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court, seated on thrones around the throne of God: Revelation 4:4, 10; Revelation 5:5, 6, 8, 11, 14; Revelation 7:11, 13; Revelation 11:16; Revelation 14:3; Revelation 19:4.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
18:11
Matthew
15:2; 16:21; 21:23; 26:3; 26:47; 26:57; 26:59; 27:1; 27:3; 27:12; 27:20; 27:41; 28:12
Mark
7:3; 7:5; 8:31; 11:27; 14:43; 14:53; 15:1
Luke
7:3; 9:22; 15:25; 20:1; 22:52
John
8:9
Acts
2:17; 4:5; 4:8; 4:23; 6:12; 11:30; 14:23; 15:2; 15:4; 15:6; 15:22; 16:4; 20:17; 20:17; 20:28; 21:18; 23:14; 24:1; 25:15
1 Corinthians
1; 1:3
Philippians
1:1
1 Timothy
3:1; 3:8; 5:1; 5:17; 5:19
Titus
1:5; 1:5; 1:5; 1:7
Hebrews
11:2
James
5:14
1 Peter
5:1; 5:1; 5:5
2 John
1:1
3 John
1:1
Revelation
4:4; 4:10; 5:5; 5:6; 5:8; 5:11; 5:14; 7:11; 7:13; 11:16; 14:3; 19:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4245 matches the Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros),
which occurs 66 times in 66 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:2 - “Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:21 - From then on Jesus[fn] began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:23 - When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:3 - At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:47 - And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:57

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:57 - Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:1 - Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:3 - When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:12 - But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:20 - Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:41 - The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:12 - A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:3 - (The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands,[fn] as required by their ancient traditions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:5 - So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, “Why don’t your disciples follow our age-old tradition? They eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:31 - Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man[fn] must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:27 - Again they entered Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking through the Temple area, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:43 - And immediately, even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:53

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:53 - They took Jesus to the high priest’s home where the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law had gathered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:1 - Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law—the entire high council[fn]—met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:3 - When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22 - “The Son of Man[fn] must suffer many terrible things,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:25 - “Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:1 - One day as Jesus was teaching the people and preaching the Good News in the Temple, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:52 - Then Jesus spoke to the leading priests, the captains of the Temple guard, and the elders who had come for him. “Am I some dangerous revolutionary,” he asked, “that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:9 - When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:17 - ‘In the last days,’ God says,
‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:5 - The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:8 - Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:23 - As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:12 - This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:30 - This they did, entrusting their gifts to Barnabas and Saul to take to the elders of the church in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:23 - Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:2 - Paul and Barnabas disagreed with them, arguing vehemently. Finally, the church decided to send Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem, accompanied by some local believers, to talk to the apostles and elders about this question.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:4 - When they arrived in Jerusalem, Barnabas and Paul were welcomed by the whole church, including the apostles and elders. They reported everything God had done through them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:6 - So the apostles and elders met together to resolve this issue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:22 - Then the apostles and elders together with the whole church in Jerusalem chose delegates, and they sent them to Antioch of Syria with Paul and Barnabas to report on this decision. The men chosen were two of the church leaders[fn]—Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - This is the letter they took with them: “This letter is from the apostles and elders, your brothers in Jerusalem. It is written to the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia. Greetings!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:4 - Then they went from town to town, instructing the believers to follow the decisions made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:17 - But when we landed at Miletus, he sent a message to the elders of the church at Ephesus, asking them to come and meet him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:18 - The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the elders of the Jerusalem church were present.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:14 - They went to the leading priests and elders and told them, “We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:1 - Five days later Ananias, the high priest, arrived with some of the Jewish elders and the lawyer[fn] Tertullus, to present their case against Paul to the governor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:15 - When I was in Jerusalem, the leading priests and Jewish elders pressed charges against him and asked me to condemn him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:1 - Never speak harshly to an older man,[fn] but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2 - Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:17 - Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well,[fn] especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:19 - Do not listen to an accusation against an elder unless it is confirmed by two or three witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:5 - I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:2 - Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:14 - Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.

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