Strong's 4245: πρεσβύτερος
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); ; 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.; ; 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; 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.). 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.
Strong's Greek: 4245. πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros) — 66 Occurrences
Matthew 15:2 - Adj-GMP
GRK: παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων οὐ γὰρ
NAS: break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash
KJV: the tradition of the elders? for
INT: tradition of the elders not for
Matthew 16:21 - Adj-GMP
GRK: ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ ἀρχιερέων
NAS: many things from the elders and chief priests
KJV: of the elders and
INT: from the elders and chief priests
Matthew 21:23 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ
NAS: the chief priests and the elders of the people
KJV: and the elders of the people
INT: and the elders of the people
Matthew 26:3 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ
NAS: priests and the elders of the people
KJV: and the elders of the people,
INT: and the elders of the people
Matthew 26:47 - Adj-GMP
GRK: ἀρχιερέων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων τοῦ λαοῦ
NAS: [who came] from the chief priests and elders of the people.
KJV: and elders of the people.
INT: chief priests and elders of the people
Matthew 26:57 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι συνήχθησαν
NAS: the scribes and the elders were gathered together.
KJV: and the elders were assembled.
INT: and the elders were assembled
Matthew 27:1 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ
NAS: the chief priests and the elders of the people
KJV: and elders of the people
INT: and the elders of the people
Matthew 27:3 - Adj-DMP
GRK: ἀρχιερεῦσιν καὶ πρεσβυτέροις
NAS: to the chief priests and elders,
KJV: to the chief priests and elders,
INT: chief priests and elders
Matthew 27:12 - Adj-GMP
GRK: ἀρχιερέων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων οὐδὲν ἀπεκρίνατο
NAS: by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.
KJV: and elders, he answered
INT: chief priests and elders nothing he answered
Matthew 27:20 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεισαν τοὺς
NAS: But the chief priests and the elders persuaded
KJV: and elders persuaded
INT: and the elders persuaded the
Matthew 27:41 - Adj-GMP
GRK: γραμματέων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων ἔλεγον
NAS: along with the scribes and elders, were mocking
KJV: the scribes and elders, said,
INT: scribes and elders said
Matthew 28:12 - Adj-GMP
GRK: μετὰ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων συμβούλιόν τε
NAS: And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted
KJV: with the elders, and
INT: with the elders counsel moreover
Mark 7:3 - Adj-GMP
GRK: παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων
NAS: the traditions of the elders;
KJV: holding the tradition of the elders.
INT: tradition of the elders
Mark 7:5 - Adj-GMP
GRK: παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀλλὰ κοιναῖς
NAS: to the tradition of the elders, but eat
KJV: to the tradition of the elders, but
INT: tradition of the elders but with unwashed
Mark 8:31 - Adj-GMP
GRK: ὑπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ τῶν
NAS: and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests
KJV: of the elders, and
INT: by the elders and the
Mark 11:27 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι
NAS: and the scribes and the elders came
KJV: the scribes, and the elders,
INT: and the elders
Mark 14:43 - Adj-GMP
GRK: καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων
NAS: and the scribes and the elders.
KJV: the scribes and the elders.
INT: and the elders
Mark 14:53 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ οἱ
NAS: the chief priests and the elders and the scribes
KJV: and the elders and
INT: and the elders and the
Mark 15:1 - Adj-GMP
GRK: μετὰ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ γραμματέων
NAS: the chief priests with the elders and scribes
KJV: with the elders and
INT: with the elders and scribes
Luke 7:3 - Adj-AMP
GRK: πρὸς αὐτὸν πρεσβυτέρους τῶν Ἰουδαίων
NAS: some Jewish elders asking
KJV: him the elders of the Jews,
INT: to him elders of the Jews
Luke 9:22 - Adj-GMP
GRK: ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ ἀρχιερέων
NAS: and be rejected by the elders and chief priests
KJV: of the elders and
INT: by the elders and chief priests
Luke 15:25 - Adj-NMS
GRK: αὐτοῦ ὁ πρεσβύτερος ἐν ἀγρῷ
NAS: Now his older son was in the field,
KJV: Now his elder son was
INT: of him the elder in a field
Luke 20:1 - Adj-DMP
GRK: σὺν τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις
NAS: and the scribes with the elders confronted
KJV: came upon [him] with the elders,
INT: with the elders
Luke 22:52 - Adj-AMP
GRK: ἱεροῦ καὶ πρεσβυτέρους Ὡς ἐπὶ
NAS: of the temple and elders who had come
KJV: and the elders, which were come
INT: temple and elders As against
John 8:9 - Adj-GMP
GRK: ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ κατελείφθη
NAS: beginning with the older ones, and He was left
KJV: at the eldest, [even] unto
INT: from the elder ones and he was left
Acts 2:17 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνυπνίοις
NAS: VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM
KJV: and your old men shall dream dreams:
INT: and the elders of you dreams
Acts 4:5 - Adj-AMP
GRK: καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους καὶ τοὺς
NAS: their rulers and elders and scribes
KJV: rulers, and elders, and scribes,
INT: and the elders and the
Acts 4:8 - Adj-VMP
GRK: λαοῦ καὶ πρεσβύτεροι
NAS: to them, Rulers and elders of the people,
KJV: of the people, and elders of Israel,
INT: people and elders
Acts 4:23 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι εἶπαν
NAS: that the chief priests and the elders had said
KJV: and elders had said
INT: and the elders said
Acts 6:12 - Adj-AMP
GRK: καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους καὶ τοὺς
NAS: up the people, the elders and the scribes,
KJV: and the elders, and
INT: and the elders and the
Acts 11:30 - Adj-AMP
GRK: πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους διὰ χειρὸς
NAS: of Barnabas and Saul to the elders.
KJV: and sent it to the elders by the hands
INT: to the elders by [the] hand
Acts 14:23 - Adj-AMP
GRK: κατ' ἐκκλησίαν πρεσβυτέρους προσευξάμενοι μετὰ
NAS: When they had appointed elders for them in every
KJV: them elders in every
INT: in every church elders having prayed with
Acts 15:2 - Adj-AMP
GRK: ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ
NAS: to the apostles and elders concerning
KJV: the apostles and elders about this
INT: apostles and elders to Jerusalem
Acts 15:4 - Adj-GMP
GRK: καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀνήγγειλάν τε
NAS: and the apostles and the elders, and they reported
KJV: and elders, and
INT: and the elders they declared moreover
Acts 15:6 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἰδεῖν περὶ
NAS: The apostles and the elders came together
KJV: and elders came together
INT: and the elders to see about
Acts 15:22 - Adj-DMP
GRK: καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις σὺν ὅλῃ
NAS: to the apostles and the elders, with the whole
KJV: and elders, with
INT: and to the elders with all
Acts 15:23 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἀδελφοὶ τοῖς
NAS: and the brethren who are elders, to the brethren
KJV: The apostles and elders and brethren
INT: and the elders brothers to those
Acts 16:4 - Adj-GMP
GRK: ἀποστόλων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων τῶν ἐν
NAS: upon by the apostles and elders who
KJV: the apostles and elders which were at
INT: apostles and elders the in
Acts 20:17 - Adj-AMP
GRK: μετεκαλέσατο τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας
NAS: and called to him the elders of the church.
KJV: and called the elders of the church.
INT: he called for the elders of the church
Acts 21:18 - Adj-NMP
GRK: παρεγένοντο οἱ πρεσβύτεροι
NAS: and all the elders were present.
KJV: and all the elders were present.
INT: assembled the elders
Acts 23:14 - Adj-DMP
GRK: καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις εἶπαν Ἀναθέματι
NAS: to the chief priests and the elders and said,
KJV: and elders, and said,
INT: and the elders said With an oath
Acts 24:1 - Adj-GMP
GRK: Ἁνανίας μετὰ πρεσβυτέρων τινῶν καὶ
NAS: with some elders, with an attorney
KJV: with the elders, and
INT: Ananias with elders some and
Acts 25:15 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τῶν Ἰουδαίων
NAS: the chief priests and the elders of the Jews
KJV: and the elders of the Jews
INT: and the elders of the Jews
1 Timothy 5:1 - Adj-DMS
GRK: Πρεσβυτέρῳ μὴ ἐπιπλήξῃς
NAS: Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but [rather] appeal
KJV: Rebuke not an elder, but intreat
INT: And elder not do sharply rebuke
1 Timothy 5:2 - Adj-AFP
GRK: πρεσβυτέρας ὡς μητέρας
NAS: the older women as mothers,
KJV: The elder women as mothers;
INT: elder [women] as mothers
1 Timothy 5:17 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καλῶς προεστῶτες πρεσβύτεροι διπλῆς τιμῆς
NAS: The elders who rule well
KJV: Let the elders that rule well
INT: well who take the lead elders of double honor
1 Timothy 5:19 - Adj-GMS
GRK: κατὰ πρεσβυτέρου κατηγορίαν μὴ
NAS: against an elder except
KJV: Against an elder receive not
INT: Against an elder an accusation not
Titus 1:5 - Adj-AMP
GRK: κατὰ πόλιν πρεσβυτέρους ὡς ἐγώ
NAS: and appoint elders in every
KJV: and ordain elders in every city,
INT: in every city elders as I
Hebrews 11:2 - Adj-NMP
GRK: ἐμαρτυρήθησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι
NAS: For by it the men of old gained approval.
KJV: it the elders obtained a good report.
INT: were commended for the ancients
James 5:14 - Adj-AMP
GRK: προσκαλεσάσθω τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας
NAS: [Then] he must call for the elders of the church
KJV: let him call for the elders of the church;
INT: let him call to [him] the elders of the church
1 Peter 5:1 - Adj-AMP
GRK: Πρεσβυτέρους οὖν ἐν
NAS: I exhort the elders among
KJV: The elders which are among you
INT: Elders therefore among
1 Peter 5:5 - Adj-DMP
GRK: νεώτεροι ὑποτάγητε πρεσβυτέροις Πάντες δὲ
NAS: be subject to [your] elders; and all
KJV: submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea,
INT: [you] younger [ones] be subject to [the] elder [ones] all moreover
2 John 1:1 - Adj-NMS
GRK: Ο ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΕΡΟΣ ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ
NAS: The elder to the chosen lady
KJV: The elder unto the elect lady
INT: The elder to [the] elect lady
3 John 1:1 - Adj-NMS
GRK: Ο ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΕΡΟΣ Γαίῳ τῷ
NAS: The elder to the beloved Gaius,
KJV: The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius,
INT: The elder to Gaius the
Revelation 4:4 - Adj-AMP
GRK: εἴκοσι τέσσαρας πρεσβυτέρους καθημένους περιβεβλημένους
NAS: [I saw] twenty-four elders sitting,
KJV: and twenty elders sitting, clothed
INT: twenty four elders sitting clothed
Revelation 4:10 - Adj-NMP
GRK: εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἐνώπιον τοῦ
NAS: the twenty-four elders will fall down
KJV: and twenty elders fall down before
INT: twenty four elders before him who
Revelation 5:5 - Adj-GMP
GRK: ἐκ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων λέγει μοι
NAS: and one of the elders said
KJV: one of the elders saith unto me,
INT: of the elders says to me
Revelation 5:6 - Adj-GMP
GRK: μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀρνίον ἑστηκὸς
NAS: living creatures) and the elders a Lamb
KJV: the midst of the elders, stood
INT: [the] midst of the elders a Lamb standing
Revelation 5:8 - Adj-NMP
GRK: εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσαν ἐνώπιον
NAS: and the twenty-four elders fell down
KJV: [and] twenty elders fell down
INT: twenty four elders fell before
Revelation 5:11 - Adj-GMP
GRK: καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ ἦν
NAS: and the living creatures and the elders; and the number
KJV: and the elders: and
INT: and of the elders and was
Revelation 5:14 - Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσαν καὶ
NAS: Amen. And the elders fell down
KJV: [and] twenty elders fell down
INT: and the elders fell down and
Revelation 7:11 - Adj-GMP
GRK: καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ τῶν
NAS: the throne and [around] the elders and the four
KJV: and [about] the elders and
INT: and the elders and the
Revelation 7:13 - Adj-GMP
GRK: ἐκ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων λέγων μοι
NAS: one of the elders answered,
KJV: one of the elders answered, saying
INT: of the elders saying to me
Revelation 11:16 - Adj-NMP
GRK: εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι οἱ ἐνώπιον
NAS: And the twenty-four elders, who sit
KJV: and twenty elders, which sat
INT: twenty four elders who before
Revelation 14:3 - Adj-GMP
GRK: καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ οὐδεὶς
NAS: living creatures and the elders; and no one
KJV: beasts, and the elders: and no man
INT: and the elders And no one
Revelation 19:4 - Adj-NMP
GRK: ἔπεσαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι οἱ εἴκοσι
NAS: And the twenty-four elders and the four
KJV: and twenty elders and the four
INT: fell down the elders twenty
