Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Encyclopedias
Presbytis
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(presbytress). This word, in the various forms πρεσβύτερα, presbytera, presbyterissa, is of frequent occurrence in ancient writers, and denotes either the wife of a presbyter or a deaconess in the Church. Sometimes it denotes the matron of a cloister, and an abbess. (See DEACONESS).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Presbytis'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/presbytis.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Presbytis'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/presbytis.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
