presbuterion
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4244. presbuterion

presbuterion: a body of elders
Original Word: πρεσβυτέριον, ου, τό
Part 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.

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).

Word Origin
from presbuteros
Definition
a body of elders
NASB Word Usage
council of the elders (1), council of elders (1), presbytery (1).

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presbytery, body of elders

Neuter 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

πραΰτης — 1 Occ.
πραΰτητα — 2 Occ.
πραΰτητι — 3 Occ.
πραΰτητος — 5 Occ.
Ἔπρεπεν — 2 Occ.
πρέπει — 3 Occ.
πρέπον — 2 Occ.
πρεσβείαν — 2 Occ.
πρεσβεύω — 1 Occ.
πρεσβεύομεν — 1 Occ.
πρεσβυτερίου — 1 Occ.
πρεσβυτέρας — 1 Occ.
Πρεσβυτέρῳ — 1 Occ.
πρεσβυτέρων — 22 Occ.
πρεσβύτεροι — 21 Occ.
πρεσβυτέροις — 5 Occ.
πρεσβύτερος — 3 Occ.
πρεσβυτέρου — 1 Occ.
πρεσβυτέρους — 12 Occ.
Πρεσβύτας — 1 Occ.


Strong's Greek 4244
3 Occurrences


πρεσβυτέριον — 2 Occ.
πρεσβυτερίου — 1 Occ.

Luke 22:66 N-NNS
BIB: 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
BIB: πᾶν τὸ πρεσβυτέριον παρ' ὧν
NAS: and all the Council of the elders can testify.
KJV: all the estate of the elders: from
INT: all the elderhood from whom

1 Timothy 4:14 N-GNS
BIB: χειρῶν τοῦ πρεσβυτερίου
NAS: on of hands by the presbytery.
KJV: of the hands of the presbytery.
INT: hands of the elderhood

3 Occurrences


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