πρεσβυτέριον presbytérion
Meaning
the order of elders, i.e. (specially), Israelite Sanhedrin or Christian "presbytery"
In the King James Version: (estate of) elder(-s), presbytery
Derivation: neuter of a presumed derivative of G4245 (πρεσβύτερος);
Where it is used
- Luke 22:66 At 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,
- Acts 22:5 as 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.
- 1 Timothy 4:14 Do 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.