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πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros) means “elder: Elder” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πρεσβύτερος Greek · G4245 65 tagged occurrences in 65 verses

Pronunciation guide: pres-boo'-ter-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4245G

πρεσβύτερος · presbuteros · elder: Elder

πρέσβυς, -εως, ὁ poët. form of πρεσβύτης (which see), [in LXX (= πρεσβευτής, an ambassador): Num.21:20 (21), al. (מֲלְאָךְ), Isa.13:8 57:9 (צִיר), 1Ma.9:70, al. ;] an old man. Compar., πρεσβύτερος, -α, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for זָקֵן ;] 1. of age, elder: ὁ νἱὸς ὁ π., Luk.15:25; as subst., opposite to νεανίσκοι, Act.2:17; to νεώτερος, 1Ti.5:1-2; of the religious leaders of the past, Mat.15:2, Mrk.7:3, 5, Heb.11:2 (= οἱ πατέρες, Heb.1:1). 2. Of dignity, rank or office (as found in π. and Inscr. of civil and religious offices, including priesthood, in Asia Minor and in Egypt; see Deiss., BS, 154 ff., 233 If.; LAE, 373); (a) among Jews: Mat.16:21 26:47, 57 27:3, 12 27:20, 41 28:12, Mrk.8:31 11:27 14:43, 53 15:1, Luk.7:3 9:22 20:1 22:52, Jhn.8:9, Act.4:5, 8 4:23 6:12 23:14 24:1; τ. Ἰουνδαίων, Act.25:15; τ. λαοῦ, Mat.21:23 26:3 27:1; (b) among Christians: Act.11:30 14:23 15:2, 4 15:6, 22-23 16:4 21:18, 1Ti.5:17 5:19, Tit.1:5, II Jn 1, 3Jn.1, 1Pe.5:1 5:5; τ. ἐκκλησίας, Act.20:17, Jas.5:14; (with) in the visions of the Apocalypse: Rev.4:4, 10 5:5-6, 8 5:11, 14 7:11, 13 11:16 14:3 19:4. (On the NT use of this word and its relation to ἐπίσκοπος (which see), cf. Lft., Phi., 93 ff., 189 ff.; CGT, Past. Epp., lvi ff.) † (AS)

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TBESG · G4245H

πρεσβύτερος · presbuteros · elder: old

πρέσβυς, -εως, ὁ poët. form of πρεσβύτης (which see), [in LXX (= πρεσβευτής, an ambassador): Num.21:20 (21), al. (מֲלְאָךְ), Isa.13:8 57:9 (צִיר), 1Ma.9:70, al. ;] an old man. Compar., πρεσβύτερος, -α, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for זָקֵן ;] 1. of age, elder: ὁ νἱὸς ὁ π., Luk.15:25; as subst., opposite to νεανίσκοι, Act.2:17; to νεώτερος, 1Ti.5:1-2; of the religious leaders of the past, Mat.15:2, Mrk.7:3, 5, Heb.11:2 (= οἱ πατέρες, Heb.1:1). 2. Of dignity, rank or office (as found in π. and Inscr. of civil and religious offices, including priesthood, in Asia Minor and in Egypt; see Deiss., BS, 154 ff., 233 If.; LAE, 373); (a) among Jews: Mat.16:21 26:47, 57 27:3, 12 27:20, 41 28:12, Mrk.8:31 11:27 14:43, 53 15:1, Luk.7:3 9:22 20:1 22:52, Jhn.8:9, Act.4:5, 8 4:23 6:12 23:14 24:1; τ. Ἰουνδαίων, Act.25:15; τ. λαοῦ, Mat.21:23 26:3 27:1; (b) among Christians: Act.11:30 14:23 15:2, 4 15:6, 22-23 16:4 21:18, 1Ti.5:17 5:19, Tit.1:5, II Jn 1, 3Jn.1, 1Pe.5:1 5:5; τ. ἐκκλησίας, Act.20:17, Jas.5:14; (with) in the visions of the Apocalypse: Rev.4:4, 10 5:5-6, 8 5:11, 14 7:11, 13 11:16 14:3 19:4. (On the NT use of this word and its relation to ἐπίσκοπος (which see), cf. Lft., Phi., 93 ff., 189 ff.; CGT, Past. Epp., lvi ff.) † (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.

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How translators render G4245

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
elders 55
elder 2
an elder 1
an older man 1
ancients 1
old men 1
older 1
older ones 1
older women 1
the elders 1
to your elders 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the elders 26
elders 23
of the elders 4
an elder 2
the 2
elder 1
for the elders 1
old men 1
the elder women 1
the eldest 1
unto the elder 1

Verses containing G4245

Page 2 of 2. 65 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. 1 Peter 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

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  2. 2 John 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—

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  3. 3 John 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:

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  4. Revelation 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.

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  5. Revelation 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

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  6. Revelation 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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  7. Revelation 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

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  8. Revelation 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

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  9. Revelation 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.

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  10. Revelation 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

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  11. Revelation 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,

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  12. Revelation 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”

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  13. Revelation 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,

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  14. Revelation 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

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  15. Revelation 19:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”

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