πρεσβύτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder”) +‎ -της (-tēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /prez.bý.tɛːs/ → /prezˈβy.tis/ → /prezˈvi.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prez.bý.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /prezˈby.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /prezˈβy.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /prezˈvy.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /prezˈvi.tis/

Noun

πρεσβῠ́της • (presbútēs) f (genitive πρεσβῠ́τητος); third declension (Attic)

1. age, seniority, elder status

Declension

Third declension of ἡ πρεσβῠ́της; τῆς πρεσβῠ́τητος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πρεσβῠ́της hē presbútēs	τὼ πρεσβῠ́τητε tṑ presbútēte	αἱ πρεσβῠ́τητες hai presbútētes
Genitive	τῆς πρεσβῠ́τητος tês presbútētos	τοῖν πρεσβῠτήτοιν toîn presbutḗtoin	τῶν πρεσβῠτήτων tôn presbutḗtōn
Dative	τῇ πρεσβῠ́τητῐ têi presbútēti	τοῖν πρεσβῠτήτοιν toîn presbutḗtoin	ταῖς πρεσβῠ́τησῐ / πρεσβῠ́τησῐν taîs presbútēsi(n)
Accusative	τὴν πρεσβῠ́τητᾰ tḕn presbútēta	τὼ πρεσβῠ́τητε tṑ presbútēte	τᾱ̀ς πρεσβῠ́τητᾰς tā̀s presbútētas
Vocative	πρεσβῠ́της presbútēs	πρεσβῠ́τητε presbútēte	πρεσβῠ́τητες presbútētes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.

Alternative forms

• πρεσβῠ́τᾱς (presbútās) — Doric

Synonyms

• γῆρας (gêras)

Antonyms

• νεότης (neótēs)

Further reading

• “πρεσβύτης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

Prose form of πρέσβυς (présbus).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /prez.by̌ː.tɛːs/ → /prezˈβy.tis/ → /prezˈvi.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prez.by̌ː.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /prezˈby.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /prezˈβy.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /prezˈvy.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /prezˈvi.tis/

Noun

πρεσβῡ́της • (presbū́tēs) m (genitive πρεσβῡ́του); second declension (Attic)

1. old man, elder

Declension

First declension of ὁ πρεσβῡ́της; τοῦ πρεσβῡ́του (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ πρεσβῡ́της ho presbū́tēs	τὼ πρεσβῡ́τᾱ tṑ presbū́tā	οἱ πρεσβῦται hoi presbûtai
Genitive	τοῦ πρεσβῡ́του toû presbū́tou	τοῖν πρεσβῡ́ταιν toîn presbū́tain	τῶν πρεσβῡτῶν tôn presbūtôn
Dative	τῷ πρεσβῡ́τῃ tôi presbū́tēi	τοῖν πρεσβῡ́ταιν toîn presbū́tain	τοῖς πρεσβῡ́ταις toîs presbū́tais
Accusative	τὸν πρεσβῡ́την tòn presbū́tēn	τὼ πρεσβῡ́τᾱ tṑ presbū́tā	τοὺς πρεσβῡ́τᾱς toùs presbū́tās
Vocative	πρεσβῦτᾰ presbûta	πρεσβῡ́τᾱ presbū́tā	πρεσβῦται presbûtai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• γέρων (gérōn)

Antonyms

• νεανίας (neanías)
• νεανίσκος (neanískos)

Further reading

• “πρεσβύτης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “πρεσβύτης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers