1 Timothy 5:1

πρεσβυτέρῳ is best taken as a term of age, seniorem (Vulg.). This view is supported by the ὡς πατέρα, πρεσβυτέρας, νεωτέρας. The term νεωτέρους might possibly refer to a subordinate Church officer. In Acts 5:6 it is susceptible of that meaning; but in the subsequent narrative (Acts 5:10) οἱ νεώτεροι who are in attendance on the Apostles are merely νεανίσκοι.

ἐπιπλήξῃς : Treat harshly. The more usual ἐπιτιμᾶν occurs 2 Timothy 4:2. παρακάλει ὡς πατέρα : Respect for age must temper the expression of reproof of an old man's misdemeanours. νεωτέρους and the following accusatives in 1 Timothy 5:2 are governed by some such verb as treat, behave towards, deal with, implied in ἐπιπλήξῃς and παρακάλει.