presbyter
21Presbyter Johannes — Presbўter Johannes, s. Johannes (der Presbyter) …
22presbyter — noun Etymology: Late Latin, elder, priest, from Greek presbyteros, comparative of presbys old man, elder; akin to Greek pro before and Greek bainein to go more at for, come Date: 1597 1. a member of the governing body of an early Christian church …
23Presbyter — Presbўter (grch., »der Ältere«), Kirchenältester, Priester; in der ältesten christl. Kirche die Kultusbeamten der Gemeinde, die seit dem 2. Jahrh. den Bischof als Spitze ihres Kollegiums (Presbyterium) hatten. In der evang. Kirche die zur… …
24presbyter — noun a) A priest in various churches. b) An elder of the Presbyterian church …
25presbyter — Greek for ‘elder’ [[➝ elders]], a Christian leader, probably modelled on the synagogue precedent. Each Church had a group of presbyters, as also at Qumran, and Paul [[➝ Paul, the Apostle]] and Barnabas appointed them in every Church they founded… …
26presbyter — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pastor, priest, clergyman; see minister 1 …
27Presbyter — Prẹs|by|ter 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: 〉 1. 〈urspr.〉 Ältester der urchristl. Gemeinde 2. 〈kath. Kirche〉 Priester 3. 〈evang. reformierte Kirche〉 Mitglied des Presbyteriums [Etym.: <grch. presbyteros »älter«] …
28presbyter — pres·by·ter || prezbɪtÉ™(r) n. elder priest, member of the council of elders which manages church affairs …
29presbyter — [ prɛzbɪtə] noun historical an elder or minister of the Christian Church. ↘(in Presbyterian Churches) an elder. ↘(in episcopal Churches) a minister of the second order, under the authority of a bishop. Derivatives presbyteral bɪt(ə)r(ə)l… …
30Presbyter — a minister of the church empowered to administer the sacraments, most particularly that of the Eucharist or Holy Communion, as well as those of confession and extreme unction ♦ A man who held the second highest of the holy orders, after that of… …
