presbyter

Latin > English

presbyter presbyteri N M :: elder/presbyter (in Christian Church); priest

Wikipedia EN

In the New Testament, a presbyter (Greek πρεσβύτερος: "elder") is a leader of a local Christian congregation. The word derives from the Greek presbyteros, which means elder or senior. Although many understand presbyteros to refer to the bishop functioning as overseer, in modern Catholic and Orthodox usage, presbyter is distinct from bishop and synonymous with priest. In predominant Protestant usage, presbyter does not refer to a member of a distinctive priesthood called priests, but rather to a minister, pastor, or elder.

The word presbyter etymologically derives from Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros), the comparative form of πρέσβυς (presbys), "old man". However, while the English word priest has presbyter as the etymological origin, the distinctive Greek word (Greek ἱερεύς hiereus) for "priest" is never used for presbyteros/episkopos in the New Testament, except as being part of the general priesthood of all believers, with the first Christians making a distinction between sacerdotal Jewish and pagan priests and New Testament pastors.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

presbyter: ĕri, m., = πρεσβύτερος.
I In gen., an elder (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Cor. Mil. 15.—
II In partic., an elder or presbyter in the Christian Church: quid facit, exceptā ordinatione, episcopus, quod presbyter non faciat? Hier. ad Evagr. Ep. 146; Tert. Baptism. 17; Hadr. ap. Vop. Sat. 8, 3; Vulg. Jacob. 5, 14.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

presbўtĕr, ĕrī, m. (πρεσβύτερος), vieillard : Tert. Cor. 15 || prêtre : Hadr. d. Vop. Sat. 8, 3 ; Eccl.

Latin > German (Georges)

presbyter, erī, m. (πρεσβύτερος), I) ein Ältester, Tert. de cor. mil. 11. – II) ein Priester in der christlichen Kirche, zwischen dem Bischof u. den Diakonen, der Presbyter, Hadr. bei Vopisc. Sat. 8, 3 u. Eccl.: ritus Christiani presbyter, Amm. 29, 3, 4; 31, 12, 8.

Latin > Chinese

*presbyter, eri. m. :: 耆老。神父。鐸德

Translations

ar: برسبيتر شيخ; ast: presbíteru; bat_smg: konėgs; ca: prevere; cs: presbyter; da: presbyter; de: Priester; el: πρεσβύτερος; en: presbyter; eo: presbitero; es: presbítero; et: presbüter; fi: presbyteeri; fr: presbytre; gl: presbítero; hr: prezbiter; hu: presbiter; id: presbiter; it: presbitero; kk: пресвитер; la: presbyter; lt: kunigas; mk: презвитер; no: presbyter; pl: prezbiter; pt: presbítero; ru: пресвитер; sh: prezbiter; sk: presbyter; sr: презвитер; sv: presbyter; sw: upadri; uk: пресвітер; ur: پریسبیٹر; zh: 監督