1) body of elders, presbytery, senate, council
1a) of the Jewish elders
1b) of the elders of any body (assembly) of Christians
Part of Speech: noun neuter
Citing in TDNT: 6:651, 931
G4244
Neuter of a presumed derivative of G4245; the order of elders, that is, (specifically) Israelite Sanhedrim or Christian "presbytery": - (estate of) elder (-s), presbytery.
| Gloss | Section |
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| a high council of the Jews | 11.83 |
| b group of elders | 11.84 |
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University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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