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πρεσβύτερος
presbýteros · Greek · Strong's G4245 · 67 occurrences
The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “old”
What it means
older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
comparative of (elderly);
How the KJV renders it
elder, old
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“old”
“elder”
Questions this word decides
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Should Christians pray to saints?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
Where it appears
67 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Peter 5:1 A-APM-C1 Peter 5:5 A-DPM-C1 Timothy 5:1 A-DSM-C1 Timothy 5:2 A-APF-C1 Timothy 5:17 A-NPM-C1 Timothy 5:19 A-GSM-C2 John 1:1 A-NSM-C3 John 1:1 A-NSM-CActs 2:17 A-NPM-CActs 4:5 A-APM-CActs 4:8 A-VPM-CActs 4:23 A-NPM-CActs 6:12 A-APM-CActs 11:30 A-APM-CActs 14:23 A-APM-CActs 15:2 A-APM-CActs 15:4 A-GPM-CActs 15:6 A-NPM-CActs 15:22 A-DPM-CActs 15:23 A-NPM-CActs 16:4 A-GPM-CActs 20:17 A-APM-CActs 21:18 A-NPM-CActs 23:14 A-DPM-CActs 24:1 A-GPM-CActs 25:15 A-NPM-CHebrews 11:2 A-NPM-CJames 5:14 A-APM-CJohn 8:9 A-GPM-CLuke 7:3 A-APM-CLuke 9:22 A-GPM-CLuke 15:25 A-NSM-CLuke 20:1 A-DPM-CLuke 22:52 A-APM-CMatthew 15:2 A-GPM-CMatthew 16:21 A-GPM-CMatthew 21:23 A-NPM-CMatthew 26:3 A-NPM-CMatthew 26:47 A-GPM-CMatthew 26:57 A-NPM-CMatthew 27:1 A-NPM-CMatthew 27:3 A-DPM-CMatthew 27:12 A-GPM-CMatthew 27:20 A-NPM-CMatthew 27:41 A-GPM-CMatthew 28:12 A-GPM-CMark 7:3 A-GPM-CMark 7:5 A-GPM-CMark 8:31 A-GPM-CMark 11:27 A-NPM-CMark 14:43 A-GPM-CMark 14:53 A-NPM-CMark 15:1 A-GPM-CRevelation 4:4 A-APM-CRevelation 4:10 A-NPM-CRevelation 5:5 A-GPM-CRevelation 5:6 A-GPM-CRevelation 5:8 A-NPM-CRevelation 5:11 A-GPM-CRevelation 5:14 A-NPM-C
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.