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Koine Greek wordlink #138063

SR GNT 1 Tim 5:19 πρεσβυτέρου (presbuterou) ‘against an elder accusation not be accepting’ Strongs=42450 Lemma=presbuteros
Word role=substantive adjective case=genitive gender=masculine number=singular
Year=65 AD

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Only use of identical word form πρεσβυτέρου (S-GMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘πρεσβυτέρου’ (S-GMS) is always and only glossed as ‘an elder’.

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’.

Greek words (4) other than πρεσβυτέρου (S-GMS) with a gloss related to ‘elder’

LUKE 15:25 πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros) A-NMS ‘the son of him elder in the field and’ SR GNT Luke 15:25 word 7

OET-LV: 25 And the the elder son of _him was in the_field, and while coming, he _neared to _the house, he _heard of _music and dancing. (LUK_15:25)

OET-RV: 25 “The man’s older son was out working in a field, and when he was heading home and got near the house, he could hear the sound of music and dancing (LUK 15:25)

1 TIM 5:1 πρεσβυτέρῳ (presbuterōi) S-DMS ‘to an elder not you may harshly_give_rebuke but’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:1 word 1

OET-LV: 5 You _may_ not _harshly _give _rebuke to_an_elder, but be _exhorting him as a_father, younger men as brothers, (TI1_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 Don’t scold an elder harshly, but encourage him as a father. Encourage younger men as brothers, (TI1 5:1)

2 YHN 1:1 πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros) S-NMS ‘the elder to the chosen mistress and’ SR GNT 2 Yhn 1:1 word 2

OET-LV: 1 The elder, to_the_chosen mistress and the children of _her, whom I am _loving in truth (and not I only, but also all the ones having _known the truth), (JN2_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Yohan the elder to the chosen lady and her children who I genuinely love (as do all the other believers) (JN2 1:1)

3 YHN 1:1 πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros) S-NMS ‘the elder to Gaios the beloved’ SR GNT 3 Yhn 1:1 word 2

OET-LV: 1 The elder, to _Gaios the beloved, whom I am _loving in truth. (JN3_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Yohan the elder to my dear friend Gaius who I love because we both follow the truth. (JN3 1:1)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective DMS=dative,masculine,singular GMS=genitive,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular