Council of elders
πρεσβυτέριονStrong’s G4244presbuterion
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Presbuterion is the Greek word usually translated “elderhood”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.”
Meaning
Usually translated “elderhood”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- elderhood 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Timothy 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 22:66And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
- Acts 22:5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
Greek dictionary
πρεσβυτέριον presbuterion · council of elders
πρεσβυτέριον, -ου, τό (πρεσβύτερος) [in LXX: Da TH Su 1:50 A * ;] a body of elders, presbytery: of the Sanhedrin (cf. συνέδριον), Luk.22:66, Act.22:5; of Christian presbyters, 1Ti.4:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.