Strong's Number G4245

πρεσβύτερος

presbuteros · pres-boo'-ter-os

Transliteration:

presbuteros{pres-boo'-ter-os}

Word Origin:

comparative of presbus (elderly)

TDNT:

6:651,931

Part of Speech:

adjective

Strong's Definition:

older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"

Usage in the KJV:

elder 65, old man 1, eldest 1, elder woman 1

Total: 67
Occurs 66 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

elder, of age,
1. the elder of two people
2. advanced in life, an elder, a senior
  1. forefathers
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