πρεσβύτης

presbutēs

old man

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Strong’s G4246Noun, masculine3 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Luke1

Titus1

Philemon1

Translated as

an old man1

the aged men1

aged1

In the text

Luke 1:18πρεσβύτης
“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
Titus 2:2Πρεσβύτας
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
Philemon 1:9πρεσβύτης
I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.

Abbott-Smith

πρεσβύτης, -ου prose form of πρέσβυς, which see,
[in LXX chiefly for זָקֵן, Gen.25:8, al.; also (= πρεσβευτής), 2Ch.32:31 Bl (לוּץ), 1Ma.14:22 S, al. (see Thackeray, Gr., 97) ;]

1. an old man: Luk.1:18, Tit.2:2, Phm 9 (R, txt., but see infr.).

2. As in LXX, also = πρεσβευτής, an ambassador: Phm 9 (R, mg., see Lft. and ICC, in l).†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.