Greek Word Study · Strong’s G4246
πρεσβύτης
presbutēs · “old man”
Used 3 times across 3 books
Definition
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).†
[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).†
Where it appears
Luke1
Titus1
Philemon1
In the text
Luke 1:18And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.Titus 2:2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.Philemon 1:9Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
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