Words the Bible translates as elder
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- gadolגָּדוֹלgreat: large in size, high in degree, or high in rank, depending on what it describes
- presbuterosπρεσβύτεροςan elder: a recognized leader holding a position of authority in a community.
+1 more meaning
- older in age, or belonging to an earlier generation: an older person, or the forebears who lived before.
- zaqenזָקֵןold: advanced in years, and so a senior whose age commands respect or authority
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