Word Study · Strong's G4244 · Greek

πρεσβυτέριον

presbyterion

pres-boo-ter'-ee-on

Strong's 1890 spelling: presbytérion

“the order of elders, i.e. (specially), Israelite Sanhedrin or Christian "presbytery"”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

the order of elders, i.e. (specially), Israelite Sanhedrin or Christian "presbytery"

Rendered in the KJV as

(estate of) elder(-s), presbytery.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

πρεσβυτέριον1
πρεσβυτέριον,1
πρεσβυτερίου.1

How it is rendered · 3

elderhood1
elderhood,1
elderhood.1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular2
noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular1

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N-NSN · 2
N-GSN · 1

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Where this word lives

Luke1 of 3 · 33%
Acts1 of 3 · 33%
1 Timothy1 of 3 · 33%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 22:66πρεσβυτέριονpresbuterionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularAt 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,here: elderhood

Acts1 occurrence

Acts 22:5πρεσβυτέριον,presbuterionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularas 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.here: elderhood,

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 4:14πρεσβυτερίου.presbuteriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularDo 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.here: elderhood.

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