presbyter
Who acts: elder, presbyters, Bible, Paul, church, elders · What happens: help, lead, care, say, meet, be · To what, where: congregation, early Church, presbyters, Presbyterian, church, bishop · Speech: someone speaks here
«presbyter» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: presbyter in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
An elder or leader of a local church in the early Christian Church.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 elder | det |
| 2 | elder | elder | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 leader | cc |
| 4 | leader | leader | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 elder | conj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 church | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 church | det |
| 7 | local | local | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 church | amod |
| 8 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 leader | nmod |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 Church | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Church | det |
| 11 | early | early | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 Church | amod |
| 12 | Christian | Christian | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 Church | compound |
| 13 | Church | Church | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 church | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 elder | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
In some churches, a priest; in Presbyterian churches, an elder who helps lead the congregation.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 churches | case |
| 2 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 3 churches | det |
| 3 | churches | church | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 priest | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 priest | det |
| 6 | priest | priest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 churches | conj |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 churches | punct |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 churches | case |
| 9 | Presbyterian | presbyterian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 churches | amod |
| 10 | churches | church | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 churches | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 elder | punct |
| 12 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 elder | det |
| 13 | elder | elder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 churches | appos |
| 14 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 helps | nsubj |
| 15 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 elder | acl:relcl |
| 16 | lead | lead | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 helps | xcomp |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 congregation | det |
| 18 | congregation | congregation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 lead | obj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 churches | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | present | a elder | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | lead | infinitive | a elder not said here | the congregation | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent congregation=Theme |
Example 1
In the early Church, presbyters cared for the believers in each town.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 Church | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Church | det |
| 3 | early | early | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 Church | amod |
| 4 | Church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cared | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 Church | punct |
| 6 | presbyters | presbyter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 cared | nsubj |
| 7 | cared | care | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 believers | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 believers | det |
| 10 | believers | believer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 cared | obl |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 town | case |
| 12 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 13 town | det |
| 13 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cared | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 cared | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | care | past | presbyters | the early Church | for the believers; in each town | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for believer=Theme |
Example 2
The Bible says Paul met the presbyters of the church in Ephesus.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Bible | det |
| 2 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | Paul | Paul | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 met | nsubj |
| 5 | met | meet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | ccomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 presbyters | det |
| 7 | presbyters | presbyter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 met | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 church | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 church | det |
| 10 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 presbyters | nmod |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 Ephesus | case |
| 12 | Ephesus | Ephesus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 church | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | the Bible | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | meet | past | Paul | the presbyters of the church in Ephesus | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent presbyter=Co-Agent |
Example 3
Our church is Presbyterian, which means it is led by elders.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 church | nmod:poss |
| 2 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 Presbyterian | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 Presbyterian | cop |
| 4 | Presbyterian | Presbyterian | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 means | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 means | punct |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 means | nsubj |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 led | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 led | aux:pass |
| 10 | led | lead | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 means | ccomp |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 elders | case |
| 12 | elders | elder | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 led | obl:agent |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Our church | Presbyterian | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | lead | present · passive | elders | church | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
Example 4
A presbyter helped the bishop with services.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 presbyter | det |
| 2 | presbyter | presbyter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 helped | nsubj |
| 3 | helped | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 bishop | det |
| 5 | bishop | bishop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 helped | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 services | case |
| 7 | services | service | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 helped | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 helped | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | past | a presbyter | the bishop | with services | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent bishop=Beneficiary with service=Theme |
Example 5
The new presbyter was ordained on Sunday.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 presbyter | det |
| 2 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 presbyter | amod |
| 3 | presbyter | presbyter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 ordained | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 ordained | aux:pass |
| 5 | ordained | ordain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 Sunday | case |
| 7 | Sunday | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 ordained | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 ordained | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ordain | past · passive | the new presbyter | sunday | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Example 6
In some churches the word presbyter means the same as priest.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 churches | case |
| 2 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 3 churches | det |
| 3 | churches | church | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 means | obl |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 presbyter | det |
| 5 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 presbyter | compound |
| 6 | presbyter | presbyter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 means | nsubj |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 same | det |
| 9 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 means | obj |
| 10 | as | as | ADP | _ | 11 priest | case |
| 11 | priest | priest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 same | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | the word presbyter | the same | in some churches | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot same=Theme in church=Attribute |
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