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Lexicon :: Strong's G4245 - presbyteros

Aa
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.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 15:2–Jas 5:14)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:2 - "Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:21 - From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:23 - Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:3 - Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:47 - While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:57

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:57 - Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:1 - When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:3 - Now when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:12 - But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:20 - But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:41 - In the same way even the chief priests - together with the experts in the law and elders - were mocking him:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:12 - After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:3 - (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to the tradition of the elders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:5 - The Pharisees and the experts in the law asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:31 - Then Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:27 - They came again to Jerusalem. While Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the experts in the law, and the elders came up to him

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:43 - Right away, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and experts in the law and elders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:53

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:53 - Then they led Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests and elders and experts in the law came together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:1 - Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:3

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22 - saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:25 - "Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:1 - Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:52 - Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders who had come out to get him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:9 - Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones, until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:17 - 'And in the last days it will be,' God says, 'that I will pour out my Spirit on all people, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:5 - On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:8 - Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied, "Rulers of the people and elders,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:23 - When they were released, Peter and John went to their fellow believers and reported everything the high priests and the elders had said to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:12 - They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:30 - They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:23 - When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:2 - When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:4

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:6 - Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:22 - Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:4 - As they went through the towns, they passed on the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:17 - From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:18 - The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:14 - They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, "We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to partake of anything until we have killed Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:1 - After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought formal charges against Paul to the governor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:15 - When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:1 - Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2 - older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters - with complete purity.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:17 - Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:19 - Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:5 - The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:2 - For by it the people of old received God's commendation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:14 - Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

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