Presbýtēs — G4246
G4246 · Greek — πρεσβύτης
Pronunciation: pres-boo'-tace
Definition
masculine noun
an old man
Usually translated as
aged, old man
Origin
from the same as G4245
Occurrences
Presbýtēs occurs 3 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Titus (1), Philemon (1)
- Luke 1:18 — And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man (πρεσβύτης), and my wife well stricken in years.
- Titus 2:2 — That the aged men (Πρεσβύτας) be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
- Philemon 1:9 — Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged (πρεσβύτης), and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
Strong's Lexicon — P