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'''''Presbyter''''' is, in the [[Bible]], a synonym for ''[[bishop]]'' (''episkopos''), referring to a leader in local Church congregations. In modern usage, it is distinct from ''bishop'' and synonymous with ''[[priest]]''. Its literal meaning in Greek (''presbyteros'') is "elder." {{stub}}

The [[Orthodox Church]] often refers to presbyters in English as ''priests'' (''priest'' is etymologically derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''presbyteros'' via the Latin ''presbyter''). This usage is seen by some Protestant Christians as stripping the [[laity]] of its rightful priestly status, while those who use the term defend its usage by saying that, while they do believe in the ''priesthood'' of all believers, they do not believe in the ''eldership'' of all believers.