GreekG4246Noun (Masculine)
πρεσβύτης
presbutēs
“old man”
3Occurrences
G4246Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
an old man
from the same as G4245 (πρεσβύτερος);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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2.As in LXX, also = πρεσβευτής, an ambassador: (R, mg., see Lft. and ICC, in l).
LXX: chiefly for זָקֵן, also (= πρεσβευτής), Bl (לוּץ), S (see Thackeray, Gr., 97)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
G:N-M
Full Description
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
πρεσβύτης appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Luke
1
Philemon
1
Titus
1
Key Passages
Luke 1:18BSB
“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
Philemon 1:9BSB
I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
Titus 2:2BSB
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
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