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Acts 15:6

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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)

G4863 came together συνηχθησαν

G1161 And δε

G3588 the οι

G652 apostles αποστολοι

G2532 και

G3588 the οι

G4245 elders πρεσβυτεροι

G1492 for to consider ιδειν

G4012 of περι

G3588 the του

G3056 matter λογου

G5127 this τουτου

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

G1161 And

G3588 the

G652 apostles

G1161 and

G4245 elders

came

G4863 together

for

G1492 consider

G4012 of

G5127 this

G3056 matter

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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.