πρεσβυτέριονpresbytérion
the order of elders, i.e. (specially), Israelite Sanhedrin or Christian "presbytery"
Greek (New Testament) · G4244
Meanings
a body of elders, presbytery: of the Sanhedrin (cf. συνέδριον), Luke 22:66, Acts 22:5; of Christian presbyters, 1 Timothy 4:14.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Luke 22:66 At daybreak all the elders of the people assembled, including the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. Jesus was led before this high council,
- Acts 22:5 The high priest and the whole council of elders can testify that this is so. For I received letters from them to our Jewish brothers in Damascus, authorizing me to bring the followers of the Way from there to Jerusalem, in chains, to be punished.
- 1 Timothy 4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you received through the prophecy spoken over you when the elders of the church laid their hands on you.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.