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  • But the priest is not of the order of the Aaronic priesthood; Christ is understood to be that. (the New Testament word "Priest" is but the linguistic corruption from the Greek word Presbyter, meaning "elder" - which is a direct derivation from the Hebrew Zaqen, also meaning "elder").

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • But the priest is not of the order of the Aaronic priesthood; Christ is understood to be that. (the New Testament word "Priest" is but the linguistic corruption from the Greek word Presbyter, meaning "elder" - which is a direct derivation from the Hebrew Zaqen, also meaning "elder").

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • He concluded the poem with the famous line, "New Presbyter is but old Priest writ large" (a play on words since in English, the word "Priest" emerged as a contraction of the Greek word "Presbyter", but also claiming that the Presbyters under the Long Parliament's plan would be even worse than the Catholic and Laudian priests whom all Puritans abhorred).

    Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com 2009

  • Eusebius is right, it would seem that John the Presbyter was his chief informant, and that the had no sayings of the Apostle to relate.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

  • For more information, call Presbyter Rev.Fr. Sarantis Loulakis at 516-783-5760.

    Queens Gazette 2009

  • For more information, call Presbyter Rev.Fr. Sarantis Loulakis at 516-783-5760.

    Queens Gazette 2009

  • "Presbyter," and from the shortened form "Prester," which was once in use, comes our present English form "Priest."

    The Kingdom of Heaven; What is it? Edward Burbidge

  • Inscriptional evidence indicates that some women, like men, held office and carried titles such as Archisynagogos (head of synagogue), Presbyter (elder) or Mater Synagogos (mother of the synagogue).

    Post-Biblical and Rabbinic Women. 2009

  • Williams' answer was to craft the vast fantasy landscape of Osten Ard, centred on the immense castle of the Hayholt, a Gormenghast-esque warren of kitchens and halls from where King John the Presbyter also called Prester John, in a nod to the legendary figure rules over the unified races of humanity.

    Author Profile: Tad Williams Adam Whitehead 2009

  • Williams' answer was to craft the vast fantasy landscape of Osten Ard, centred on the immense castle of the Hayholt, a Gormenghast-esque warren of kitchens and halls from where King John the Presbyter also called Prester John, in a nod to the legendary figure rules over the unified races of humanity.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Adam Whitehead 2009

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