πρεσβυτέρα

Ancient Greek

πρεσβῠτέρᾱ • (presbŭtérā)

inflection of πρεσβῠ́τερος (presbŭ́teros):
1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
2. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative dual

πρεσβῠτέρᾱ • (presbŭtérā) f (genitive πρεσβῠτέρᾱς); first declension

(feminine) the older or elder (of two people)
Coordinate term: πρεσβῠ́τερος m (presbŭ́teros)

Antonym: νεωτέρᾱ (neōtérā)
an old woman
(Christianity) presbytera:
1. (Koine, early Christianity):
  1. the wife of a presbyter
  2. a (female) church elder and community leader who assists the local bishop
  3. an abbess
2. (Byzantine) the wife of a priest

First declension of ἡ πρεσβῠτέρᾱ; τῆς πρεσβῠτέρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πρεσβῠτέρᾱ hē presbŭtérā	τὼ πρεσβῠτέρᾱ tṑ presbŭtérā	αἱ πρεσβῠτέραι hai presbŭtérai
Genitive	τῆς πρεσβῠτέρᾱς tês presbŭtérās	τοῖν πρεσβῠτέραιν toîn presbŭtérain	τῶν πρεσβῠτερῶν tôn presbŭterôn
Dative	τῇ πρεσβῠτέρᾳ tēî presbŭtérāi	τοῖν πρεσβῠτέραιν toîn presbŭtérain	ταῖς πρεσβῠτέραις taîs presbŭtérais
Accusative	τὴν πρεσβῠτέρᾱν tḕn presbŭtérān	τὼ πρεσβῠτέρᾱ tṑ presbŭtérā	τᾱ̀ς πρεσβῠτέρᾱς tā̀s presbŭtérās
Vocative	πρεσβῠτέρᾱ presbŭtérā	πρεσβῠτέρᾱ presbŭtérā	πρεσβῠτέραι presbŭtérai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.