presbyter

[ prez-bi-ter, pres- ]

/ ˈprɛz bɪ tər, ˈprɛs- /

noun

(in the early Christian church) an office bearer who exercised teaching, priestly, and administrative functions.

(in hierarchical churches) a priest.

an elder in a Presbyterian church.

Origin of presbyter

1590–1600; <Late Latin, noun use of the adj.: older <Greek presbýteros, equivalent to présby(s) old + -teros comparative suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM presbyter

pres·byt·er·al

[prez-bit-er-uhl, pres-], /prɛzˈbɪt ər əl, prɛs-/, adjectivenon·pres·by·ter, noun

Words nearby presbyter

presbycusis, presbyo-, presbyope, presbyopia, Presbyt., presbyter, presbyterate, presbyterial, presbyterian, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterianism

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Example sentences from the Web for presbyter

And the presbyter who had received them with hospitality, said to him, "What shall I do, for I have no fish?"
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh|H. J. Lawlor
The diaconate, the presbyter, priest or elder, and the επισκοπος or bishop.
Mysticism and its Results|John Delafield
The original text has here this interpolation, 'who was the presbyter nanda at that time,' of course bracketed by the editor.
The Gtakaml|rya Sra
By "presbyter," or "elder," Papias means not an officer in the Church, but a man of an older generation.
The Literature and History of New Testament Times|J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen

The presbyter laid by the book,And earnestly he prayed That the great sin the cat had doneMight not on him be laid.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

British Dictionary definitions for presbyter

presbyter

/ (ˈprɛzbɪtə) /

noun

an elder of a congregation in the early Christian Church
(in some Churches having episcopal politics) an official who is subordinate to a bishop and has administrative, teaching, and sacerdotal functions

(in some hierarchical Churches) another name for priest

(in the Presbyterian Church)

a teaching elder
a ruling elder

Word Origin for presbyter

C16: from Late Latin, from Greek presbuteros an older man, from presbus old man

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	presbyter
释义	presbyter [ prez-bi-ter, pres- ] / ˈprɛz bɪ tər, ˈprɛs- / noun (in the early Christian church) an office bearer who exercised teaching, priestly, and administrative functions. (in hierarchical churches) a priest. an elder in a Presbyterian church. Origin of presbyter 1590–1600; <Late Latin, noun use of the adj.: older <Greek presbýteros, equivalent to présby(s) old + -teros comparative suffix OTHER WORDS FROM presbyter pres·byt·er·al [prez-bit-er-uhl, pres-], /prɛzˈbɪt ər əl, prɛs-/, adjectivenon·pres·by·ter, noun Words nearby presbyter presbycusis, presbyo-, presbyope, presbyopia, Presbyt., presbyter, presbyterate, presbyterial, presbyterian, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterianism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for presbyter And the presbyter who had received them with hospitality, said to him, "What shall I do, for I have no fish?" St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh\|H. J. Lawlor The diaconate, the presbyter, priest or elder, and the επισκοπος or bishop. Mysticism and its Results\|John Delafield The original text has here this interpolation, 'who was the presbyter nanda at that time,' of course bracketed by the editor. The Gtakaml\|rya Sra By "presbyter," or "elder," Papias means not an officer in the Church, but a man of an older generation. The Literature and History of New Testament Times\|J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen The presbyter laid by the book,And earnestly he prayed That the great sin the cat had doneMight not on him be laid. The Book of Humorous Verse\|Various British Dictionary definitions for presbyter presbyter / (ˈprɛzbɪtə) / noun an elder of a congregation in the early Christian Church (in some Churches having episcopal politics) an official who is subordinate to a bishop and has administrative, teaching, and sacerdotal functions (in some hierarchical Churches) another name for priest (in the Presbyterian Church) a teaching elder a ruling elder Word Origin for presbyter C16: from Late Latin, from Greek presbuteros an older man, from presbus old man Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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