πρεσβύτης
presbutēs
πρεσβύτης, -ου prose form of πρέσβυς, which see,
[in LXX chiefly for זָקֵן, Gen.25:8, al.; also (= πρεσβευτής), 2Ch.32:31 Bl (לוּץ), 1Ma.14:22 S, al. (see Thackeray, Gr., 97) ;]
1. an old man: Luk.1:18, Tit.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).†
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Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 3 verses
- Luke 1:18 πρεσβύτης
“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 2:2 Πρεσβύτας
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
- Philemon 1:9 πρεσβύτης
I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
