Lexical Summary presbyterion: a body of elders Original Word: πρεσβυτέριονTransliteration: presbyterion Phonetic Spelling: (pres-boo-ter'-ee-on) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: a body of elders Meaning: a body of elders Strong's Concordance presbytery, body of eldersNeuter 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 Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4244: πρεσβυτέριονπρεσβυτέριον, πρεσβυτερίου, τό (πρεσβύτερος, which see), body of elders, presbytery, senate, council: of the Jewish elders (see συνέδριον, 2), Luke 22:66; Acts 22:5; (cf. Daniel, Theod. at the beginning); of the elders of any body (church) of Christians, 1 Timothy 4:14 (ecclesiastical writings (cf. references under the word πρεσβύτερος, 2 b.)). |