The early Greek translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, used the Greek word presbuteros for “elder.” This is the same Greek word used in the New Testament that is also translated “elder.”
Mapema katika tafsiri ya Kiyunani ya Agano la Kale, ilitumia neno la Kigiriki presbuteros kumaanisha "mzee." Hii ni sawa na neno la Kigiriki lililotumika katika Agano Jipya ambalo limetafsiriwa pia "mzee."