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presbytérion

elders

Say it: pres-boo-TER-ee-on (approximate)

πρεσβυτέριον

What it means

A council of elders. In 4:14, "the laying on of the hands of the elders." Also Luke 22:66 and Acts 22:5, where it means the Jewish council. The root presbyteros is "elder" (5:1).

Range of meaning

  • Council of eldersA group of older leaders.
  • PresbyteryA body of elders.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 4

    "With the laying on of the hands of the elders" (4:14).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4244 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources