πρεσβύτερος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Comparative of πρέσβυς (presbus, “aged, elder”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /prezbýteros/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /prɛzbýtɛros/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /prezβýteros/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /prezvýteros/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /pɾezvíteɾos/

Adjective

πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)

1. older of two people
2. advanced in life, senior
3. a term of rank or office
   1. a member of the Jewish Sanhedrin
   2. in the New Testament, a group that presided over the assemblies or congregations

References

• Strong’s concordance number: G4245
• πρεσβύτερος in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940