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presbyter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | elder |
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The British Methodist Conference has two distinct orders of presbyter and deacon.
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Church, both the clergy and laity, elected the bishop or presiding presbyter.
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Note that the word for presbyter or elder is not from the same Greek word as priest.
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Fravitta was a presbyter in charge of the suburban church of Saint Thecla.
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Arianism was first put forward early in the 4th century by the Alexandrian presbyter Arius.
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A deacon is normally supervised by a presbyter who serves as mentor.
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Seeing the ardent desire of Dometius to labor for the Lord, St Titus ordained him presbyter.
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To refer exclusively to priests in the more common English sense, Latin uses the word presbyter.
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He instead chose to live in a small four-yard cave which had been dug by the presbyter Hilarion.
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- An elder in the Presbyterian Church
- Presbyter in the New Testament refers to a leader in local Christian congregations, then a synonym of episkopos (which has now come to mean bishop). In modern usage, it is distinct from bishop and synonymous with priest, pastor, elder, or minister in various Christian denominations.
- (Gr. "elder"). A priest in charge of a parish. A protopresbyter is an honorary title granted by a bishop in acknowledgement of service to the church.
- Literally, "elder"; now generally called "priest." Presbyter is one of the three orders of the ordained ministry of the Church: bishop, presbyter, and deacon (see article, "The Four 'Orders' in Church Government," at 1 Tim.; Acts 14:23; 15:4 23; 1 Tim. 5:17-19; Titus 1:5). See also BISHOP.
- (from Greek for "elder person") In *early Christianity, one of the leaders of a community/church, sometimes synonymous with episkopos. ...
- The actual, official name for an Episcopal priest. The word is a Celtic contradiction of the Greek word presbyteros, meaning "elder. ...
- [n] An elder.* In denominations* with a presbyterian-style government, a voting member.
- A leader in one of the Jewish communities (especially a member of the Sanhedrin), or of the early Christian churches. The Greek word presbuteros, translated elders in most English translations of the Bible, basically means an older person and is sometimes used with that sense (I Tim. 5:1-2). ...
- One who is a member of a Presbytery.
