πρεσβύτερος
presbyteros · elder
Strong's ID: 4245
Lexical summary
66
NT occurrences
9
Observed forms
About this Greek word
Elder, senior; older, more advanced in years, Lk. 15:25; Jn. 8:9; Acts 2:17; an elder in respect of age, person advanced in years, 1 Tim. 5:1, 2; pl. spc. ancients, ancestors, fathers, Mt. 15:2; Heb. 11:2; as an appellation of dignity, an elder, local dignitary, Lk. 7:3; an elder, member of the Jewish Sanhedrin, Mt. 16:21; 21:23; 26:3, 47, 57, 59; an elder or presbyter of the Christian church, Acts 11:30; 14:23, et al. freq.
Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Adjective declension
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| Accusative | — | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | — | |
| Plural | Nominative | — | ||
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NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: Acts: 18 occurrences; Matthew: 12 occurrences; Revelation: 12 occurrences; Mark: 7 occurrences; Luke: 5 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 4 occurrences; 1 Peter: 2 occurrences; John: 1 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences; Titus: 1 occurrences; 2 John: 1 occurrences; 3 John: 1 occurrences; Hebrews: 1 occurrences
Author
- Luke23
- John15
- Matthew12
- Mark7
- Paul5
- Peter2
- James1
- Hebrews1
Author distribution counts: Luke: 23 occurrences; John: 15 occurrences; Matthew: 12 occurrences; Mark: 7 occurrences; Paul: 5 occurrences; Peter: 2 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences; Hebrews: 1 occurrences