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What is a presbyter?

What is a presbyter? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A priest in various churches.
  2. An elder of the Presbyterian church.
  3. An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.
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He was presbyter of the church of Antioch, where he wrote a confession of faith in opposition to the Sabellians.
The bishop in a large city would appoint a presbyter to pastor the flock in each congregation, acting as his delegate.
Here is the most senior presbyter in the whole Anglican church, and he will be busy raising uncomfortable questions about the teaching of the Word of God.
Zerr preferred Nkongoa, since this parish was the right size for him and they already had a presbyter that had been built by a German Father.
A number of these revisions allow a presbyter to administer some rites of renewal, particularly the renewal of baptismal vows at the Easter Vigil.
According to Calvin, the Primitive Church had four different offices: pastor, doctor or teacher, deacon, and presbyter or elder.

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