πρεσβύτερος
presbýteros
older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
Lexicon
Derivation: comparative of (elderly);
older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
- older
- as noun, a senior
- specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: elder(-est), old
Usage
67 occurrences · 0 OT · 67 NT · 18 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the elders27 · 40%
- elders25 · 37%
- of the elders4 · 6%
- an elder2 · 3%
- the elder2 · 3%
- elder1 · 1%
- the eldest1 · 1%
- old men1 · 1%
- the elder women1 · 1%
- for the elders1 · 1%
- unto the elder1 · 1%
- about the elders1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.