Strong G4246πρεσβύτης
old man
- Transliteration
- presbutēs
- Pronunciation
- pres-boo'-tace
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From the same as G4245; an old man: - aged (man) old man.
Detailed definition
πρεσβύτης, -ου prose form of πρέσβυς, which see,
[in LXX chiefly for זָקֵן, Gen.25:8, al.; also (= πρεσβευτής), 2Ch.32:31 Bl (לוּץ), 1Ma.14:22 S, al. (see Thackeray, Gr., 97);]
1. an old man: Luk.1:18, Tit.2:2, Phm 9 (R, txt., but see infr.).
2. As in LXX, also = πρεσβευτής, an ambassador: Phm 9 (R, mg., see Lft. and ICC, in l).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for זָקֵן, Gen.25:8, al.; also (= πρεσβευτής), 2Ch.32:31 Bl (לוּץ), 1Ma.14:22 S, al. (see Thackeray, Gr., 97);]
1. an old man: Luk.1:18, Tit.2:2, Phm 9 (R, txt., but see infr.).
2. As in LXX, also = πρεσβευτής, an ambassador: Phm 9 (R, mg., see Lft. and ICC, in l).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4246 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- man2
- aged1
First verses
- Luke 1:18And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
- Titus 2:2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
- Philemon 1:9Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
πρεσβύτης [ῠ], ητος,
Doric dialect -ας, ατος, ἡ, age, seniority, [Refs (Test.Epict. 4.28, 6.29: opposed to νεότας,)] probably restoration in [Refs (“IG” 5(1).1427.5 (from Messene).)]
Doric dialect -ας, ατος, ἡ, age, seniority, [Refs (Test.Epict. 4.28, 6.29: opposed to νεότας,)] probably restoration in [Refs (“IG” 5(1).1427.5 (from Messene).)]