ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΕΡἸΩ, πρεσβυτερἰω
PRESBYTERIŌ, presbyteriō
Sounds Like: pres-by-TEH-ree-oh
Translations: (to) the presbytery, (to) the council of elders, (to) the body of elders
From the root: ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΕΡΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a body or council of elders, often in an ecclesiastical or religious context. It denotes a group of older, respected individuals who hold authority or leadership positions within a community or church. It is used in the dative case, indicating the indirect object of an action, such as giving something to or following someone.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4244 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 8:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΕΡΙΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΕΡΙΟΥ — of the elders, of the presbytery, of the council of elders
- ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΕΡΙΩ — (to) a presbytery, (to) the presbytery, (to) a council of elders, (to) the council of elders
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