Word Study · Strong's G4246 · Greek

πρεσβύτης

presbytes

pres-boo'-tace

Strong's 1890 spelling: presbýtēs

“an old man”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

an old man

Rendered in the KJV as

aged (man), old man.

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

Πρεσβύτας1
πρεσβύτης1
πρεσβύτης,1

How it is rendered · 3

[The] aged [men]1
aged1
an old man,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) · masculine singular2
noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-NSM · 2
N-APM · 1

All 3, in canonical order

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Where this word lives

Luke1 of 3 · 33%
Titus1 of 3 · 33%
Philemon1 of 3 · 33%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 1:18πρεσβύτης,presbutēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”here: an old man,

Titus1 occurrence

Titus 2:2Πρεσβύταςpresbutasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralOlder men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.here: [The] aged [men]

Philemon1 occurrence

Philemon 1:9πρεσβύτηςpresbutēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularI prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.here: aged

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