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Presides, or Presidents

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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was the name sometimes applied to bishops of the early Church, after the word πρόεδροι , derived from προεδρία, the elevated seat which the bishop occupied in the synod and in the religious assemblies of the people. See Coleman, Anc. Christianity Exemplified, p. 131.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Presides, or Presidents'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/presides-or-presidents.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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