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πρεσβύτης

Transliteration: presbutes · noun

3x in NTFirst: Luke 1:18
Meaningan old man
Part of speechnoun
Frequency3x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsπρεσβύτης, πρεσβύτας
Example versesLuke 1:18 · Titus 2:2 · Phlm 1:9
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What kind of word is πρεσβύτης?

πρεσβύτης (presbutes) is a noun that occurs 3 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “an old man” and first appears in Luke 1:18.

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