🇬🇷 Greek · Strong's G4244
G4244
πρεσβυτέριον
presbytérion
[pres-boo-ter'-ee-on]
Noun
Core meaningcouncil of elders
Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G4244
the order of elders, i.e. (specially), Israelite Sanhedrin or Christian "presbytery"
KJV usage: :--(estate of) elder(-s), presbytery.
Etymology: neuter of a presumed derivative of ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
a body of old men, an assembly of elders; the Jewish Sanhedrin, Lk. 22:66; Acts 22:5; a body of elders in the Christian church, a presbytery, 1 Tim. 4:14*
Key Appearances in the New Testament
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