presbyter

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Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, elder, older). Doublet of prester and priest.

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛzbɪtə/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛzbɪtɚ/, /ˈpɹɛsbɪtɚ/

Noun[edit]

presbyter (plural presbyters)

  1. An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches.
    Hypernym: cleric
  2. An elder of the Presbyterian church.
    Hypernym: cleric
  3. An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).

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Noun[edit]

presbyter m (genitive presbyterī); second declension

  1. elder, presbyter

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative presbyter presbyterī
Genitive presbyterī presbyterōrum
Dative presbyterō presbyterīs
Accusative presbyterum presbyterōs
Ablative presbyterō presbyterīs
Vocative presbyter presbyterī

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References[edit]

  • presbyter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • presbyter in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016