What does πρεσβύτερος · λαός mean in the Bible?
πρεσβύτερος · λαός is a Greek phrase meaning "older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"".
Greek · G4245, G2992
οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ
Elder: Elder · a people (in general; thus differing from , which denotes one's own populace)
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πρεσβύτεροςG4245elder: Elder
Pronunciationpresbýteros
Denotes both age-based seniority and official religious or civic leadership position, particularly in Jewish and Christian communities.
Open lexicon entry →λαόςG2992a people (in general; thus differing from , which denotes one's own populace)
Pronunciationlaós
A people unified by race and language, especially Israel as God's covenant people, distinct from nations.
Open lexicon entry →What does οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ (hoi presbyteroi tou laou) mean in the Bible?
πρεσβύτερος · λαός is a Greek phrase meaning "older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4245, G2992?
G4245, G2992 is connected to 65 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
Source Gloss
older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms65Case patternNominative (23)Number patternPlural (58)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 21:23 · Matt 26:3 · Matt 26:57 · Matt 27:1 · Matt 27:20 · Mark 11:27 · Mark 14:53 · Acts 4:23 · Acts 15:6 · Acts 21:18 · Acts 25:15 · 1 Tim 5:17 · Heb 11:2 · Rev 4:10 · Rev 5:8 · Rev 5:1418×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineActs 2:17 · Acts 15:232×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine2 John 1:1 · 3 John 1:12×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 15:251×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 15:2 · Matt 16:21 · Matt 26:47 · Matt 27:12 · Matt 27:41 · Matt 28:12 · Mark 7:3 · Mark 7:5 · Mark 8:31 · Mark 14:43 · Mark 15:1 · Luke 9:22 · Acts 15:4 · Acts 16:4 · Acts 24:1 · Rev 5:521×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine1 Tim 5:191×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMatt 27:3 · Luke 20:1 · Acts 15:22 · Acts 23:144×
Dative · Singular · Masculine1 Tim 5:11×
Dative · Plural · Masculine1 Pet 5:51×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 7:3 · Luke 22:52 · Acts 4:5 · Acts 6:12 · Acts 11:30 · Acts 14:23 · Acts 15:2 · Acts 20:17 · Titus 1:5 · Jas 5:14 · 1 Pet 5:1 · Rev 4:412×