Interchangeable,
but not synonymous
Church Autonomy &
Government Considered--
Defining Terms:1
Jerusalem Council
Episcopos—
Acts 20:28; Phil 1:1; I Tim 3:2;
Titus 1:7; I Pet 2:25
Presbuteros—
Acts 11:30, 14:23, 15:2, 15:4,
15:6,15:22, 15:23, 16:4, 20:17,
21:18; I Tim 5:17, 5:19; Titus
1:5; James 5:14; I
Peter 5:1-2
(Occurs in 67 verses—in 51 it
refers to age, religious leaders
of the Jews, or those in
Revelation)
Poimen—
Mt 9:36, 25:32, 26:31; Luke
(every instance is to the
shepherds at Jesus’ birth); Jn
10:2, 11, 12, 14, 16; Eph 4:11;
Heb 13:20;
I Pet 2:25 |