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Acts 4:23

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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)

G630 being let go απολυθεντες
G1161 And δε
G2064 they went ηλθον
G4314 to προς
G3588 the τους
G2398 their own company ιδιους
G2532   και
G518 reported απηγγειλαν
G3745 all that οσα
G4314 unto προς
G846 them αυτους
G3588 the οι
G749 chief priests αρχιερεις
G2532   και
G3588 the οι
G4245 elders πρεσβυτεροι
G2036 had said ειπον

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

  being
  let
  they
G2064 went
  their
  own
G2398 company
G518 reported
  all
G3745 that
  chief
G749 priests
G4245 elders
  had
G2036 said
G4314 unto
G846 them

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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.