presbyter

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹezbɪtə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹezbɪtɚ/, /ˈpɹesbɪtɚ/

Noun

presbyter (plural presbyters)

  1. A priest in various churches.
  2. An elder of the Presbyterian church.
  3. An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.

Translations

References

  • presbyter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).

Pronunciation

Noun

presbyter m (genitive presbyterī); second declension

  1. (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

Descendants

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
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