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presbyter

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).

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    Noun

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    presbyter m (genitive presbyterī); second declension

    1. elder, presbyter

    Declension

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

    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

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