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Acts 4:8

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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)

G5119 Then τοτε

G4074 Peter πετρος

G4130 filled πλησθεις

G4151 Ghost πνευματος

G40 Holy αγιου

G2036 said ειπεν

G4314 unto προς

G846 them αυτους

G758 Ye rulers αρχοντες

G3588 with the του

G2992 people λαου

G2532 and και

G4245 elders πρεσβυτεροι

G3588 of the του

G2474 of Israel ισραηλ

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

G5119 Then

G4074 Peter

G4130 filled

with

G3588 the

G40 Holy

G4151 Ghost

G2036 said

G4314 unto

G846 them

G758 rulers

G3588 the

G2992 people

G2532 and

G4245 elders

G2474 Israel

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Greek-English Dictionary

Strongs: G4245

Greek: πρεσβύτερος

Transliteration: presbuteros

Pronunciation: pres-boo'-ter-os

Part of Speech: Adjective

Bible Usage: elder (-est) old.

Definition:

older; as noun a senior; specifically an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively member of the celestial council) or Christian presbyter

1. elder, of age,

a. the elder of two people

b. advanced in life, an elder, a senior

1. forefathers

2. a term of rank or office

a. among the Jews

1. members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men)

2. of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice

b. among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably

c. the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God

Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.