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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)

G1161 And

being

let

G630 go

they

G2064 went

G4314 to

their

own

G2398 company

G1161 and

G518 reported

all

G3745 that

G3588 the

chief

G749 priests

G1161 and

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.