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Webster 1913 Edition
Presbyter
1.
An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under , 1.
Bishop
, Noun.
2.
(Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.)
One ordained to the second order in the ministry; – called also
priest
. I rather term the one sort
presbyter
than priest. Hooker.
New
presbyter
is but old priest writ large. Milton.
3.
(Presbyterian Ch.)
A member of a presbytery whether lay or clerical.
4.
A Presbyterian.
[Obs.]
Hudibras.
Webster 1828 Edition
Presbyter
PRES'BYTER
,Noun.
1.
In the primitive christian church, an elder; a person somewhat advanced in age, who had authority in the church, and whose duty was to feed the flock over which the Holy Spirit had made him overseer.2.
A priest; a person who has the pastoral charge of a particular church and congregation; called in the Saxon laws, mass-priest.3.
A presbyterian.Definition 2024
presbyter
presbyter
English
Noun
presbyter (plural presbyters)
- A priest in various churches.
- An elder of the Presbyterian church.
- An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.
Related terms
Translations
priest in various churches
References
- presbyter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Latin
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpres.bʏ.ter/
Noun
presbyter m (genitive presbyterī); second declension
- (Late Latin, Christianity) an elder, presbyter
Inflection
Second declension, nominative singular in -er.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | presbyter | presbyterī |
| genitive | presbyterī | presbyterōrum |
| dative | presbyterō | presbyterīs |
| accusative | presbyterum | presbyterōs |
| ablative | presbyterō | presbyterīs |
| vocative | presbyter1 | presbyterī |
1May also be presbytere.
Derived terms
- presbytera
- presbyterātus
Related terms
Descendants
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References
- 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, pre-publication website, 2005-2016