'Elder' in the Bible
"But give me your judgement. There was a man who had two sons. He came to the elder of them, and said, "'My son, go and work in the vineyard to-day.'
"Now his elder son was out on the farm; and when he returned and came near home, he heard music and dancing.
and they took with them the following letter: "The Apostles and the elder brethren send greeting to the Gentile brethren throughout Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.
the elder women too as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with perfect modesty.
Never entertain an accusation against an Elder except on the evidence of two of three witnesses.
So I exhort the Elders among you--I who am their fellow Elder and have been an eye-witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and am also a sharer in the glory which is soon to be revealed.
The Elder to the elect lady and her children. Truly I love you all, and not I alone, but also all who know the truth,