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Which means there is a semantic loan, because Christianity did not exist in Greek earlier than in Aramaic. Else too much a coincidence; also the sources confirm this notion.
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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{suffix|grc|πρέσβῠς|τερος|t1=aged”, “elder|pos2=suffix forming comparative degrees of adjectives}}
{{suffix|grc|πρέσβῠς|τερος|t1=aged”, “elder|pos2=suffix forming comparative degrees of adjectives}}. The Christian religious meanings are a {{semantic loan|grc|syc|ܩܫܝܫܐ|tr=qaššīšā|nocap=1}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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* {{R:LSJ|pre/sbus|πρέσβῠς}}
* {{R:LSJ|pre/sbus|πρέσβῠς}}
* {{R:Bailly}}
* {{R:Bailly}}
* {{R:ar:Fraenkel|page=275}}
* {{R:ar:Rudolph|page=7}}
* {{R:Strong's|G|4245}}
* {{R:Strong's|G|4245}}
* {{R:Woodhouse}}
* {{R:Woodhouse}}

Revision as of 22:10, 6 January 2018

Ancient Greek

Etymology

πρέσβῠς (présbus, aged”, “elder) +‎ -τερος (-teros, suffix forming comparative degrees of adjectives). The Christian religious meanings are a semantic loan from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πρεσβῠ́τερος (presbúterosm (feminine πρεσβῠτέρᾱ, neuter πρεσβῠ́τερον); first/second declension

  1. older of two people
  2. advanced in life, senior

Declension

Noun

πρεσβῠ́τερος (presbúterosm (genitive πρεσβῠτέρου); second declension

  1. a term of rank or office
    1. a member of the Jewish Sanhedrin
    2. in the New Testament, a group that presided over the assemblies or congregations: elder, presbyter

Declension

Descendants

References