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ELDER - E>@ - The term elder, or old man as the Hebrew literally imports, was one of extensive use, as an official title, among the Hebrews and the surrounding nations, because the heads of tribes and the leading people who had acquired influence were naturally the older people of the nation. It had reference to various offices. kjv@Genesis:24:2 kjv@Genesis:50:7; 2 Samuel 12:17; kjv@Ezekiel:27:9) As betokening a political office, it applied not only to the Hebrews, but also to the Egyptians, kjv@Genesis:50:7) the Moabites and the Midianites. kjv@Numbers:22:7) The earliest notice of the elders acting in concert as a political body is at the time of the Exodus. They were the representatives of the people, so much so that elders and people are occasionally used as equivalent terms; comp. kjv@Joshua:24:1) with kjv@Joshua:24:2 kjv@Joshua:24:19-21) and ( kjv@1Samuel:8:4) with ( kjv@1Samuel:8:7 kjv@1Samuel:8:10,19) Their authority was undefined, and extended to all matters concerning the public weal. Their number and influence may be inferred from ( kjv@1Samuel:30:26)ff. They retained their position under all the political changes which the Jews underwent. The seventy elders mentioned in Exodus and Numbers were a sort of governing body, a parliament, and the origin of the tribunal of seventy elders called the Sanhedrin or Council. In the New Testament Church the elders or presbyters were the same as the bishops. It was an office derived from the Jewish usage of elders or rulers of the synagogues. BISHOP

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Elder @ a name frequently used in the Old Testament as denoting a person clothed with authority, and entitled to respect and reverence kjv@Genesis:50:7). It also denoted a political office kjv@Numbers:22:7). The "elders of Israel" held a rank among the people indicative of authority. Moses opened his commission to them kjv@Exodus:3:16). They attended Moses on all important occasions. Seventy of them attended on him at the giving of the law kjv@Exodus:24:1). Seventy also were selected from the whole number to bear with Moses the burden of the people kjv@Numbers:11:16-17). The "elder" is the keystone of the social and political fabric wherever the patriarchal system exists. At the present day this is the case among the Arabs, where the sheik (i.e., "the old man") is the highest authority in the tribe. The body of the "elders" of Israel were the representatives of the people from the very first, and were recognized as such by Moses. All down through the history of the Jews we find mention made of the elders as exercising authority among the people. They appear as governors kjv@Deuteronomy:31:28), as local magistrates (16:18), administering justice (19:12). They were men of extensive influence ( kjv@1Samuel:30:26-31). In New Testament times they also appear taking an active part in public affairs kjv@Matthew:16:21 kjv@Matthew:21:23 kjv@Matthew:26:59 ). The Jewish eldership was transferred from the old dispensation to the new. "The creation of the office of elder is nowhere recorded in the New Testament, as in the case of deacons and apostles, because the latter offices were created to meet new and special emergencies, while the former was transmitted from the earlies times. In other words, the office of elder was the only permanent essential office of the church under either dispensation." The "elders" of the New Testament church were the "pastors" kjv@Ephesians:4:11), "bishops or overseers" kjv@Acts:20:28), "leaders" and "rulers" kjv@Hebrews:13:7; kjv@1Thessalonians:5:12) of the flock. Everywhere in the New Testament bishop and presbyter are titles given to one and the same officer of the Christian church. He who is called presbyter or elder on account of his age or gravity is also called bishop or overseer with reference to the duty that lay upon him kjv@Titus:1:5-7; kjv@Acts:20:17-28; kjv@Philippians:1:1).

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- IN THE MOSAIC SYSTEM -(Equivalent to the title senator, in present use) .Elders, with delegated powers, were authorized to act for their constituency kjv@Deuteronomy:1:13-15 .
See GOVERNMENT,_MOSAIC

- IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH kjv@Acts:11:29-30; kjv@Acts:14:23; kjv@Acts:15:1-35; kjv@Acts:16:4-5; kjv@Acts:20:17 kjv@Acts:20:28-32 kjv@Acts:21:18; kjv@1Timothy:4:14; kjv@1Timothy:5:17-19; kjv@Titus:1:5-9; kjv@Hebrews:11:2; kjv@James:5:14-15; kjv@1Peter:5:1-5; kjv@2John:1:1; kjv@3John:1:1

- APOCALYPTIC VISION OF kjv@3John:5:5-6 kjv@3John:5:8 kjv@3John:5:Revelation:4:4 kjv@Revelation:4:10 11, 14; kjv@Revelation:7:11-13; kjv@Revelation:11:16; kjv@Revelation:14:3; kjv@Revelation:19:4 .
See DEACON .Also see CHURCH, GOVERNMENT OF

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H1419 <STRHEB>@ גּדל גּדול gâdôl gâdôl {gaw-dole'} gaw-dole' From H1431; great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent: - + {aloud} elder ({-est}) + exceeding ({-ly}) + {far} (man of) great ({man} {matter} {thing} {-er} {-ness}) {high} {long} {loud} {mighty} {more} {much} {noble} proud {thing} X {sore} (´) very.

H123 <STRHEB>@ אדום אדם 'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm {ed-ome'} ed-ome' From H122; red (see ); {Edom} the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occuped by him: - {Edom} {Edomites} Idumea.

H2205 <STRHEB>@ זקן zâqên zaw-kane' From H2204; old: - {aged} ancient ({man}) elder ({-est}) old ({man} men and . . . {women}) senator.

H3117 <STRHEB>@ יום yôm yome From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm {hours}) whether literally (from sunrise to {sunset} or from one sunset to the {next}) or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated {term}) (often used adverbially): - {age} + {always} + {chronicles} continually ({-ance}) {daily} ({[birth-]} {each} to) {day} (now {a} two) days ({agone}) + {elder} X {end} + {evening} + (for) ever ({-lasting} {-more}) X {full} {life} as (so) long as (. . . {live}) (even) {now} + {old} + {outlived} + {perpetually} {presently} + {remaineth} X {required} {season} X {since} {space} {then} (process of) {time} + as at other {times} + in {trouble} {weather} (as) {when} ({a} {the} within a) while ({that}) X whole (+ {age}) (full) year ({-ly}) + younger.

H7227 <STRHEB>@ רב rab rab By contraction from H7231; abundant (in {quantity} {size} {age} {number} {rank} quality): - (in) abound ({-undance} {-ant} {-antly}) {captain} {elder} {enough} {exceedingly} {full} great ({-ly} {man} {one}) {increase} long ({enough} {[time]}) ({do} have) many ({-ifold} {things} a {time}) ([ship-]) {master} {mighty} {more} ({too} very) {much} multiply ({-tude}) {officer} often {[-times]} {plenteous} {populous} {prince} process [of {time]} suffice (-ient).

H7868 <STRHEB>@ שׂיב ώîyb seeb (Chaldee); corresponding to H7867: - elder.

G1087 <STRGRK>@ γερουσία gerousia gher-oo-see'-ah From G1088; the eldership that is (collectively) the Jewish Sanhedrim: - senate.

G3187 <STRGRK>@ μείζων meizōn mide'-zone Irregular comparative of G3173; larger (literally or figuratively specifically in age): - elder greater (-est) more.

G4242 <STRGRK>@ πρεσβεία presbeia pres-bi'-ah From G4243; seniority (eldership) that is (by implication) an embassy (concretely ambassadors): - ambassage message.

G4244 <STRGRK>@ πρεσβυτέριον presbuterion pres-boo-ter'-ee-on Neuter of a presumed derivative of G4245; the order of elders that is (specifically) Israelite Sanhedrim or Christian presbytery: - (estate of) elder (-s) presbytery.

G4245 <STRGRK>@ πρεσβύτερος presbuteros pres-boo'-ter-os Comparative of πρέσβυς presbus (elderly); older; as noun a senior; specifically an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively member of the celestial council) or Christian presbyter: - elder (-est) old.

G4850 <STRGRK>@ συμπρεσβύτερος sumpresbuteros soom-pres-boo'-ter-os From G4862 and G4245; a co-presbyter: - presbyter also an elder.