πρεσβύτης presbutēs · G4246
old man
πρεσβύτης, -ου prose form of πρέσβυς, which see, ; [in LXX chiefly for זָקֵן, Gen.25:8, al.; also (= πρεσβευτής), 2Ch.32:31 Bl (לוּץ), 1Ma.14:22 S, al. (see Thackeray, Gr., 97) ; ] ; 1. an old man: Luk.1:18, Tit.2:2, Phm 9 (R, txt., but see infr.). ; 2. As in LXX, also = πρεσβευτής, an ambassador: Phm 9 (R, mg., see Lft. and ICC, in l).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πρεσβύτης [ῠ], ητος, ; Doric dialect -ας, ατος, ἡ, age, seniority, [] probably restoration in []
Where it's used 3 times
Luke 1:18 · Titus 2:2 · Philemon 1:9
Source: TBESG G4246; TFLSJ G4246
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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