presbýteros

presbýteros Priester

• von πρέσβῠς (présbýs, “Älterer”, “Elter”) +‎ -τερος (-teros, suffix forming comparative degrees of adjectives).
• The Christian religious meanings are likely a semantic loan from an Aramaic word, perhaps cognate with Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prez.bý.te.ros/ → /prezˈβy.te.ros/ → /prezˈvi.te.ros/

Adjective

πρεσβῠ́τερος • (presbŭ́teros) m (feminine πρεσβῠτέρᾱ, neuter πρεσβῠ́τερον); first/second declension

1. comparative degree of πρέσβῠς (présbŭs): older; elder

   Antonym: νεώτερος (neṓteros)

2. very old