πρεσβύτης
presbutēsold manHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences3 books3 verses
Definition
πρεσβύτης, -ου prose form of πρέσβυς, which see,
[in LXX chiefly for זָקֵן, Genesis 25:8, al.; also (= πρεσβευτής), 2 Chronicles 32:31 Bl (לוּץ), 1Ma.14.22 S, al. (see Thackeray, Gr., 97) ;]
1. an old man: Luke 1:18, Titus 2:2, Phm 9 (R, txt., but see infr.).
2. As in LXX, also = πρεσβευτής, an ambassador: Phm 9 (R, mg., see Lft. and ICC, in l).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πρεσβύτης:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Luke 1:18πρεσβύτης · an old man“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
- Titus 2:2Πρεσβύτας · Older [men]Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
- Philemon 1:9πρεσβύτης · agedI prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.