Strong's Concordance presbuterion: a body of elders Original Word: πρεσβυτέριον, ου, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: presbuterion Phonetic Spelling: (pres-boo-ter'-ee-on) Short Definition: an assembly of elders Definition: an assembly of elders, the Sanhedrin, officers of the church assembly, presbytery. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 4244 presbytérion – properly, a council (group) of elders; a team of elder-overseers serving a local church who lead (feed, shepherd) the people of the Lord (cf. 1 Tim 4:14). 1 Tim 4:14: “Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery” (NASU) (4244 /presbytérion). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4244: πρεσβυτέριονπρεσβυτέριον, πρεσβυτερίου, τό (πρεσβύτερος, which see), body of elders, presbytery, senate, council: of the Jewish elders (see συνέδριον, 2), Luke 22:66; Acts 22:5; (cf. Daniel, Theod. at the beginning); of the elders of any body (church) of Christians, 1 Timothy 4:14 (ecclesiastical writings (cf. references under the word πρεσβύτερος, 2 b.)). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance presbytery, body of eldersNeuter of a presumed derivative of presbuteros; the order of elders, i.e. (specially), Israelite Sanhedrin or Christian "presbytery" -- (estate of) elder(-s), presbytery. see GREEK presbuteros Forms and Transliterations πρεσβείς πρέσβεις πρέσβυς πρεσβυτεριον πρεσβυτέριον πρεσβυτεριου πρεσβυτερίου presbuterion presbuteriou presbyterion presbytérion presbyteriou presbyteríouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 42443 Occurrences πρεσβυτέριον — 2 Occ. πρεσβυτερίου — 1 Occ. Luke 22:66 N-NNS GRK: συνήχθη τὸ πρεσβυτέριον τοῦ λαοῦ NAS: it was day, the Council of elders of the people KJV: day, the elders of the people INT: were gathered together the elderhood of the people Acts 22:5 N-NNS 1 Timothy 4:14 N-GNS |
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