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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πρεσβύτερος

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaπρεσβύτερος
Citation formπρεσβύτερος, α, ον
Part of speechadjective
Glosselder
Strong’sG4245
Transliterationpresbýteros
Definitionolder; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
KJV glosses:-- elder(-est), old.
Derivationcompound of (elderly)
SBLGNT occurrences65

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
πρεσβυτέρας
adjective, accusative, plural, feminine, comparative (MorphGNT ----APFC) — 1 Timothy 5:2
πρεσβύτεροι
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Matthew 21:23
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Matthew 26:3
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Matthew 26:57
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Matthew 27:1
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Matthew 27:20
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Mark 11:27
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Mark 14:53
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Acts 15:6
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Acts 21:18
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Acts 25:15
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Acts 4:23
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — 1 Timothy 5:17
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Hebrews 11:2
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 11:16
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 19:4
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 4:10
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 5:14
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 5:8
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine, comparative (MorphGNT ----NPMC) — Acts 15:23
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine, comparative (MorphGNT ----NPMC) — Acts 2:17
adjective, vocative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----VPM-) — Acts 4:8
πρεσβυτέροις
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — Matthew 27:3
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — Luke 20:1
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — Acts 15:22
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — Acts 23:14
adjective, dative, plural, masculine, comparative (MorphGNT ----DPMC) — 1 Peter 5:5
πρεσβύτερος
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 2 John 1:1
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 3 John 1:1
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSMC) — Luke 15:25
πρεσβυτέρου
adjective, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 1 Timothy 5:19
πρεσβυτέρους
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Luke 22:52
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Luke 7:3
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Acts 11:30
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Acts 14:23
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Acts 15:2
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Acts 20:17
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Acts 4:5
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Acts 6:12
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Titus 1:5
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — James 5:14
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Revelation 4:4
Πρεσβυτέρους
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — 1 Peter 5:1
Πρεσβυτέρῳ
adjective, dative, singular, masculine, comparative (MorphGNT ----DSMC) — 1 Timothy 5:1
πρεσβυτέρων
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Matthew 15:2
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Matthew 16:21
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Matthew 26:47
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Matthew 27:12
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Matthew 27:41
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Matthew 28:12
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Mark 14:43
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Mark 15:1
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Mark 7:3
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Mark 7:5
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Mark 8:31
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Luke 9:22
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Acts 15:4
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Acts 16:4
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Acts 24:1
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 14:3
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 5:11
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 5:5
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 5:6
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 7:11
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 7:13

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: πρεσβυτερος.