- Original: πρεσβύτερος - Transliteration: Presbuteros - Phonetic: pres-boo'-ter-os - Definition: 1. elder, of age, a. the elder of two people b. advanced in life, an elder, a senior 1. forefathers 2. a term of rank or office a. among the Jews 1. members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men) 2. of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice b. among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably c. the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God - Origin: comparative of presbus (elderly) - TDNT entry: 16:51,9 - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Comparative of πρέσβυς presbus (elderly); older; as noun a senior; specifically an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively member of the celestial council) or Christian presbyter: - elder (-est) old. Total KJV Occurrences: 65 • elder, 5 1 Timothy 5:1; 1 Timothy 5:19; 1 Peter 5:5; 2 John 1:1; 3 John 1:1 • elders, 57 Mat 15:2; Mat 16:21; Mat 21:23; Mat 26:3; Mat 26:47; Mat 26:57; Mat 26:59; Mat 27:1; Mat 27:3; Mat 27:12; Mat 27:20; Mat 27:41; Mat 28:12; Mar 7:3; Mar 7:5; Mar 8:31; Mar 11:27; Mar 14:43; Mar 14:53; Mar 15:1; Luke 7:3; Luke 20:1; Luke 22:52; Act 4:5; Act 4:8; Act 4:23; Act 6:12; Act 11:30; Act 14:23; Act 15:2; Act 15:4; Act 15:6; Act 15:22; Act 15:23; Act 16:4; Act 20:17; Act 21:18; Act 23:14; Act 24:1; Act 25:15; 1 Timothy 5:17; Titus 1:5; Hebrews 11:2; Jam 5:14; 1 Peter 5:1; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:5; Revelation 5:6; Revelation 5:8; Revelation 5:11; Revelation 5:14; Revelation 7:11; Revelation 7:13; Revelation 11:16; Revelation 14:3; Revelation 19:4 • eldest, 1 Joh 8:9 • men, 1 Act 2:17 • women, 1 1 Timothy 5:2