[annalex]

Does presbyter or elder mean priest?

"Elder" could mean anything. Douay uses it when there is a mixed company, for example, of priests and bishops (compare Acts 20:17 and Acts 20:28). The ignorant (or mendacious) author you cite might fantasize about it all day long. Protestants use it thorughout because their religion is based on denying anything suggesting Catholicity.

"πρεσβυτερος" in the Timothys and Titus means catholic priest.

"ιερευς" is, depending on context, Hebrew priest or Catholic priesthood in its derivation from Melchizedek, like in Hebrews. "αρχιερευς" is "Super-priest", Christ in Hebrews and chief Jewish priest otherwise.

"επισκοπος" is, if course bishop, that is a priest who is also overseer of other priests. In the early Church, there were more bishops than priests since churches were geographically dispersed.

[Elsie]

"Elder" could mean anything.

[Elsie]

"πρεσβυτερος" in the Timothys and Titus means catholic priest.

SURE it does...

[Elsie]

In the early Church, there were more bishops than priests since churches were geographically dispersed.

Ain't it aMAZing how that worked out!!

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1 Peter, 2:9
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

Ephesians 4:11
It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers...

[Natural Law]

""πρεσβυτερος" in the Timothys and Titus means catholic priest."

St. Paul himself was a celibate Catholic priest.

Peace be with you

[daniel1212]

No, a pastor can be called many things denoting his fiunction, but πρεσβυτερος" in the Timothys and Titus does Not refer to priest, except as part of the general priesthood of all believers, and nowhere as a separate sacerdotal priesthood. The Holy Spirit uses a word for those who are ordained as priests and formally called so, and nowhere are the NT pastors referred to as such, Those are the facts, and no amount of your tactical use of scorn will change it.