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Acts 23:14

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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)

G3748 they οιτινες

G4334 came προσελθοντες

G3588 to the τοις

G749 chief priests αρχιερευσιν

G2532 And και

G3588 to the τοις

G4245 elders πρεσβυτεροις

G2036 said ειπον

G331 αναθεματι

G332 We have bound ourselves under a great curse ανεθεματισαμεν

G1438 εαυτους

G3367 nothing μηδενος

G1089 that we will eat γευσασθαι

G2193 until εως

G3739 ου

G615 we have slain αποκτεινωμεν

G3588 to the τον

G3972 Paul παυλον

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

G2532 And

G3748 they

G4334 came

G3588 the

chief

G749 priests

G2532 and

G4245 elders

G2532 and

G2036 said

have

bound

ourselves

under

great

G332 curse

that

will

G1089 eat

G3367 nothing

G2193 until

have

G615 slain

G3972 Paul

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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.