Presbuteros
Cindy Smith
cms at dragon.com
Sun May 28 20:42:25 EDT 2000
>From: MX%"hholmyard at ont.com" "Harold R. Holmyard III" 28-MAY-2000 17:21:53.29
>To: MX%"b-greek at franklin.oit.unc.edu"
>Subj: Re: Presbuteros
>From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard at ont.com>
>Subject: Re: Presbuteros
>Dear Cindy,
> In defence of Jay, the word in Tit 2:3 is PRESBUTIS, which means an
>"older woman, elderly lady" according to BAG.
I believe the word presbutis here refers to a woman elder and not just
an elderly woman, that is, it refers to a woman priest. The young men
and young women are youth leaders.
Certainly, the word diakonos in Romans 16:1 is masculine and refers to
a woman, Phoebe.
> Yours,
> Harold Holmyard
Cindy Smith Spawn of a Jewish Carpenter
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