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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 18 times in 18 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:17

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‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says,

‘THAT I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT ON ALL [fn]MANKIND;

AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS WILL PROPHESY,

AND YOUR YOUNG MEN WILL SEE VISIONS,

AND YOUR OLD G4245 MEN G4245 WILL [fn]HAVE DREAMS;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:5 -

On the next day, their rulers and elders G4245 and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:8 - Then Peter, [fn]filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “[fn]Rulers and elders G4245 of the people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:23 -

When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported everything that the chief priests and the elders G4245 had said to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:12 - And they stirred up the people, the elders G4245, and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him [fn]before the [fn]Council.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:30 - And they did this, sending it [fn]with Barnabas and Saul to the elders G4245.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:23 - When they had appointed elders G4245 for them in every church, having prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:2 - And after Paul and Barnabas had [fn]a heated argument and debate with them, the brothers determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders G4245 concerning this issue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:4 - When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church, the apostles, and the elders G4245, and they reported all that God had done with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:6 -

The apostles and the elders G4245 came together to [fn]look into this [fn]matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:22 -

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders G4245, with the whole church, to choose men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - and they [fn]sent this letter with them:

“The apostles and the brothers who are elders G4245, to the brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia who are from the Gentiles: Greetings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:4 - Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering the ordinances for them to follow which had been determined by the apostles and elders G4245 in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:17 -

From Miletus he sent word to Ephesus and called to himself the elders G4245 of the church.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:18 - And the following day Paul went in with us to [fn]James, and all the elders G4245 were present.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:14 - They came to the chief priests and the elders G4245 and said, “We have put ourselves under an [fn]oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:1 -

Now after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders G4245 and an attorney named Tertullus, and they [fn]brought charges against Paul to the governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:15 - and when I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders G4245 of the Jews brought charges against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
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