The word presbytery can used is several different, yet related ways. It can be used to describe a group people in authority in a church such as elders. From what I can see, in modern language it is generally used to describe leaders of the Presbyterian church. The bible refers to the presbytery in the New Testament.
1 Timothy 4:14
14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
When I put the word presbyter into Google Translate it detects the word as Latin and gives me the word priest. This would support that a group of priests or people in authority or perhaps elders.
A presbytery can be a special part of a church building reserved for people that officiate in church things. It could also be a place where a presiding authority of a church lives.
I wonder if the upper room in the New Testament could be called a presbytery?
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