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Koine Greek wordlink #69665

SR GNT Yhn 8:9 πρεσβυτέρων (presbuterōn) ‘having begun from the older ones until the last’ Strongs=42450 Lemma=presbuteros
Word role=substantive adjective case=genitive gender=masculine number=plural
Year=33 AD

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Other uses (21) of identical word form πρεσβυτέρων (S-GMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘πρεσβυτέρων’ (S-GMP) has 2 different glosses: ‘elders’, ‘older ones’.

Mark 7:3 ‘the tradition of the elders’ SR GNT Mark 7:3 word 24

OET-LV: 3 (For/Because the Farisaios_party and all the Youdaiōns, are_ not _eating if they _may_ not _wash the hands with_the_fist, taking _hold _of the tradition of _the elders, (MRK_7:3)

OET-RV: 3 (The Pharisees and, in fact, all the Jewish religious leaders do not eat without first ceremonially washing their hands as taught by their elders over the generations. (MRK 7:3)

Mark 7:5 ‘the tradition of the elders but with common hands’ SR GNT Mark 7:5 word 25

OET-LV: 5 And the Farisaios_party are _asking him and the scribes: For/Because_ why _reason the apprentices/followers of _you are_ not _walking according _to the tradition of _the elders, but they _are _eating the bread with _common hands? (MRK_7:5)

OET-RV: 5 And the Pharisees and religious teachers asked Yeshua, “How come your followers don’t follow our Jewish traditions, but eat without the ceremonial washing of hands?” (MRK 7:5)

Mark 8:31 ‘to_be rejected by the elders and the chief_priests’ SR GNT Mark 8:31 word 20

OET-LV: 31 And he _began to _be _teaching them that it _is _fitting the son of_ the _man to _suffer many things, and to _be _rejected by the elders and the chief _priests and the scribes, and to _be _killed _off, and to _rise _up after three days. (MRK_8:31)

OET-RV: 31 Then Yeshua began teaching his followers that humanity’s child would need to suffer a lot, to be rejected by the religious leaders, and so to be put to death but to come back to life after three days. (MRK 8:31)

Mark 14:43 ‘scribes and the elders’ SR GNT Mark 14:43 word 34

OET-LV: 43 And immediately still of _him speaking, Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) is _arriving, one of _the twelve, and with him a_crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief _priests, and the scribes, and the elders. (MRK_14:43)

OET-RV: 43 Even while Yeshua was still speaking, Yudas reached him, followed by a crowd from the chief priests, the religious teachers, and the elders—many armed with swords and clubs. (MRK 14:43)

Mark 15:1 ‘chief_priests with the elders and scribes and’ SR GNT Mark 15:1 word 14

OET-LV: 15 And immediately in _the _morning, the chief _priests having _established a_counsel, with the elders and scribes, and all the council, having _bound the Yaʸsous, they _carried_ him _away and they _gave_ him _over to _Pilatos. (MRK_15:1)

OET-RV: 15 First thing in the morning, the chief priests called a meeting with the elders and the religious teachers and all the council, and they ordered that Yeshua be tied up and taken over to Governor Pilate. (MRK 15:1)

Mat 15:2 ‘the tradition of the elders not for they are washing’ SR GNT Mat 15:2 word 10

OET-LV: 2 For/Because_ why _reason the apprentices/followers of _you are _breaking _from the tradition of _the elders? For/Because they _are_ not _washing their hands whenever they _may _be _eating bread. (MAT_15:2)

OET-RV: 2 “Why do your followers break the traditions handed down by our elders? They’re not practicing the washing hands ceremony before eating.” (MAT 15:2)

Mat 16:21 ‘to suffer from the elders and chief_priests and’ SR GNT Mat 16:21 word 26

OET-LV: 21 From then the Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah began to _be _showing to _the apprentices/followers of _him that it _is _fitting him to _go _away to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and to _suffer many things from the elders, and chief _priests, and scribes, and to _be _killed _off and on _the third day to _be _raised. (MAT_16:21)

OET-RV: 21 From that time onwards, Yeshua began showing his apprentices that he needed to go to Yerushalem and to suffer at the hands of the elders and chief priests and teachers of the law there, before being executed and then coming back to life on the third day. (MAT 16:21)

Mat 26:47 ‘the chief_priests and elders of the people’ SR GNT Mat 26:47 word 25

OET-LV: 47 And of _him still speaking, see Youdas/(Yəhūdāh), one of _the twelve came, and with him a_ great _crowd with swords and clubs from the chief _priests and elders of _the people. (MAT_26:47)

OET-RV: 47 While he was still speaking, Yudas, one of the twelve, came and he was accompanied by a large crowd from the chief priests and local elders, and they were carrying swords and clubs. (MAT 26:47)

Mat 27:12 ‘chief_priests and the elders nothing he answered’ SR GNT Mat 27:12 word 11

OET-LV: 12 And in that to_ him _be _being _accused by the chief _priests and the elders, he _answered nothing. (MAT_27:12)

OET-RV: 12 but when he chief priests and the elders brought their accusations against him, he didn’t say anything. (MAT 27:12)

Mat 27:41 ‘the scribes and elders were saying’ SR GNT Mat 27:41 word 12

OET-LV: 41 Likewise the chief _priests with the scribes and elders mocking were _saying, (MAT_27:41)

OET-RV: 41 Similarly, the chief priests and the religious teachers and the elders mocked him saying, (MAT 27:41)

Mat 28:12 ‘having_been gathered_together with the elders counsel and having taken’ SR GNT Mat 28:12 word 5

OET-LV: 12 And having _been _gathered _together with the elders, and having _taken counsel, they _gave many silver _coins to _the soldiers (MAT_28:12)

OET-RV: 12 so they met together with the elders and after some discussion, they gave a generous amount to the soldiers (MAT 28:12)

Luke 9:22 ‘to_be rejected by the elders and chief_priests and’ SR GNT Luke 9:22 word 17

OET-LV: 22 having _said, that It _is _fitting the son of_ the _man to _suffer many things, and to _be _rejected by the elders, and chief _priests, and scribes, and to _be _killed _off and on _the third day to _be _raised. (LUK_9:22)

OET-RV: 22 saying, “Humanity’s child is destined to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the religious teachers, and then to be executed and to be brought back to life on the third day.” (LUK 9:22)

Acts 15:4 ‘ambassadors and the elders they declared and as_much_as’ SR GNT Acts 15:4 word 19

OET-LV: 4 And having _arrived in Hierousalaʸm, they _were _accepted by the assembly, and the ambassadors, and the elders, and they _declared as _much _as the god did with them. (ACT_15:4)

OET-RV: 4 When they arrived in Yerushalem, they were welcomed by the assembly and the missionaries and the elders, and they explained how God had used them. (ACT 15:4)

Acts 16:4 ‘of the ambassadors and elders in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim)’ SR GNT Acts 16:4 word 33

OET-LV: 4 And while they _were _passing _through the cities, they _were _giving _over to _them the decrees to _be _keeping which having _been _judged by of _the ambassadors and elders which in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim). (ACT_16:4)

OET-RV: 4 As they passed through various towns, they explained the decision of the missionaries and elders in Yerushalem about which commands they must adhere to. (ACT 16:4)

Acts 24:1 ‘chief_priest Ananias with elders some and an attorney’ SR GNT Acts 24:1 word 12

OET-LV: 24 And after five days, Ananias the chief _priest came _down with some elders, and Tertullos a_certain an_attorney, who reported to _the governor against the Paulos. (ACT_24:1)

OET-RV: 24 Five days later, Ananias the chief priest arrived along with some elders and an attorney named Tertullos, to bring the charges against Paul before Governor Felix. (ACT 24:1)

Rev 5:5 ‘one of the elders is saying to me not’ SR GNT Rev 5:5 word 5

OET-LV: 5 And one of the elders is _saying to _me: Not be _weeping. Behold, overcame the lion which of the tribe of _Youda/(Yəhūdāh), the root of _Dawid/(Dāvid), to _open _up the scroll, and the seven seals of _it. (REV_5:5)

OET-RV: 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying. Look, here’s the lion from the tribe of Yudah. He’s the descendant of King David who’s a conqueror who’s competent to break the seals and open the scroll.” (REV 5:5)

Rev 5:6 ‘in the midst of the elders a lamb having stood as’ SR GNT Rev 5:6 word 19

OET-LV: 6 And I _saw in the_midst of _the throne and of _the four living _creatures and in the_midst of _the elders, a_lamb having _stood as having _been _slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of_ the _god, having _been _sent _out into all the earth. (REV_5:6)

OET-RV: 6 Then I saw a lamb standing there between the throne and the four living creatures and the elders. The lamb looked like it had been slaughtered, and it had seven horns and seven eyes which are God’s seven spirits that had been sent throughout the world. (REV 5:6)

Rev 5:11 ‘living_creatures and of the elders and was the’ SR GNT Rev 5:11 word 18

OET-LV: 11 And I _looked, and I _heard the_voice of _messengers many around the throne, and of _the living _creatures, and of _the elders, and was the number of _them tens _of _thousands of _tens _of _thousands and thousands of _thousands, (REV_5:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then I looked and I heard the voices of the living creatures and elders that were around the throne along with millions of God’s messengers (REV 5:11)

Rev 7:11 ‘throne and the elders and the four’ SR GNT Rev 7:11 word 11

OET-LV: 11 And all the messengers had _stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living _creatures, and they _fell before the throne on the faces of _them, and they _prostrated the before_god (REV_7:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then all the messengers stood around the throne, and around the elders and the four living beings. The messengers all knelt down in front of the throne with their faces to the ground and worshipped God (REV 7:11)

Rev 7:13 ‘one of of the elders saying to me these’ SR GNT Rev 7:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 And answered one of of _the elders, saying to _me: These, which having _been _clothed in _the robes the white, who _all they _are and from _where they _came? (REV_7:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are those people in white robes and where have they come from?” (REV 7:13)

Rev 14:3 ‘living_creatures and the elders and no_one was able’ SR GNT Rev 14:3 word 21

OET-LV: 3 And they _are _singing a_song new before the throne, and before the four living _creatures, and the elders. And no _one was _able to _learn the song, except not/lest the hundred forty four thousands, which having _been _bought from the earth. (REV_14:3)

OET-RV: 3 They sang a new song in front of throne and the four living creatures and the elders, and no one was able to learn the song except the 144,000 who had been bought from the earth. (REV 14:3)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘presbuteros’ have 7 different glosses: ‘an elder’, ‘to an elder’, ‘to your elders’, ‘elder’, ‘elders’, ‘eldresses’, ‘older ones’.

Key: S=substantive adjective GMP=genitive,masculine,plural