noun · neuter
presbuteriem
Greekπρεσβυτέριον (presbuterion)
Strong’sG4244
an assembly of elders
stem presbuteri-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† πρεσβυτέριον, -ου, τό
(< πρεσβύτερος), [in LXX: Da TH Su 50 A*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4244 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpres-boo-ter'-ee-on
the order of elders, i.e. (specially), Israelite Sanhedrin or Christian "presbytery"
Fromneuter of a presumed derivative of G4245;
King James(estate of) elder(-s), presbytery.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | presbuteriem2×πρεσβυτέριον | presbuterieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | presbuterieu1×πρεσβυτερίου | presbuterieiu |
| to, for dative | presbuterie | presbuteriei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
presbuterie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
presbuteriem“elders”subject or objectdirect singular2×
Luke 22:66“elders”Kai hōs gineta hēmeras, sunagita tem presbuteriem tou laou, archierevois tē kai grammatevois, kai apagala auton eis tem sunedriem autoiu,At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
Acts 22:5“council of elders”hōs kai tos archierevos marturatō mi kai pantem tem presbuteriem; para hoiu kai epistolain decheratos pros toin adelfoin eis Damaskan poreueme agaritos kai toin ekeise arōtoin dirētoin eis Ierousalēm hina timōrileia.as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
presbuterieu“council of elders”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Timothy 4:14“council of elders”mē amelasōr teu en si charismeu, hem dōita si dia profēteiau meta epithesiau taiu cheiraiu teu presbuterieu.Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.