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


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