πρεσβυτέριον
presbuterion
“council of elders”
Definition
the order of elders, i.e. (specially), Israelite Sanhedrin or Christian "presbytery"
neuter of a presumed derivative of G4245 (πρεσβύτερος);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
πρεσβυτέριον appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
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