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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 BoxHech 2:17 - Y en los postreros días, dice Dios, Derramaré de mi Espíritu sobre toda carne, Y vuestros hijos y vuestras hijas profetizarán; Vuestros jóvenes verán visiones, Y vuestros ancianos soñarán sueños;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 4:5 - Aconteció al día siguiente, que se reunieron en Jerusalén los gobernantes, los ancianos y los escribas,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 4:8 - Entonces Pedro, lleno del Espíritu Santo, les dijo: Gobernantes del pueblo, y ancianos de Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 4:23 - Y puestos en libertad, vinieron a los suyos y contaron todo lo que los principales sacerdotes y los ancianos les habían dicho.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 6:12 - Y soliviantaron al pueblo, a los ancianos y a los escribas; y arremetiendo, le arrebataron, y le trajeron al concilio.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 11:30 - lo cual en efecto hicieron, enviándolo a los ancianos por mano de Bernabé y de Saulo.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 14:23 - Y constituyeron ancianos en cada iglesia, y habiendo orado con ayunos, los encomendaron al Señor en quien habían creído.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 15:2 - Como Pablo y Bernabé tuviesen una discusión y contienda no pequeña con ellos, se dispuso que subiesen Pablo y Bernabé a Jerusalén, y algunos otros de ellos, a los apóstoles y a los ancianos, para tratar esta cuestión.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 15:4 - Y llegados a Jerusalén, fueron recibidos por la iglesia y los apóstoles y los ancianos, y refirieron todas las cosas que Dios había hecho con ellos.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 15:6 - Y se reunieron los apóstoles y los ancianos para conocer de este asunto.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 15:22 - Entonces pareció bien a los apóstoles y a los ancianos, con toda la iglesia, elegir de entre ellos varones y enviarlos a Antioquía con Pablo y Bernabé: a Judas que tenía por sobrenombre Barsabás, y a Silas, varones principales entre los hermanos;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 15:23 - y escribir por conducto de ellos: Los apóstoles y los ancianos y los hermanos, a los hermanos de entre los gentiles que están en Antioquía, en Siria y en Cilicia, salud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 16:4 - Y al pasar por las ciudades, les entregaban las ordenanzas que habían acordado los apóstoles y los ancianos que estaban en Jerusalén, para que las guardasen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 20:17 - Enviando, pues, desde Mileto a Efeso, hizo llamar a los ancianos de la iglesia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 21:18 - Y al día siguiente Pablo entró con nosotros a ver a Jacobo, y se hallaban reunidos todos los ancianos;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 23:14 - los cuales fueron a los principales sacerdotes y a los ancianos y dijeron: Nosotros nos hemos juramentado bajo maldición, a no gustar nada hasta que hayamos dado muerte a Pablo.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 24:1 - Cinco días después, descendió el sumo sacerdote Ananías con algunos de los ancianos y un cierto orador llamado Tértulo, y comparecieron ante el gobernador contra Pablo.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHech 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 25:15 - respecto al cual, cuando fui a Jerusalén, se me presentaron los principales sacerdotes y los ancianos de los judíos, pidiendo condenación contra él.
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