Council
συνέδριονStrong’s G4892sunedrion
Appears in 22 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sunedrion is the Greek word usually translated “council”, “courts” and “sanhedrin”. It appears in 22 verses of the New Testament.
“But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.”
Meaning
Usually translated “council”, “courts” and “sanhedrin”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- council 18
- courts 2
- sanhedrin 1
- a council 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 14
- Matthew 3
- Mark 3
- Luke 1
- John 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 10:17But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
- Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
- Mark 13:9But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
- Mark 14:55And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
- Mark 15:1And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
- Luke 22:66And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
Greek dictionary
συνέδριον sunedrion · council
συνέδριον, -ου, τό (σύν + ἕδρα, a seat) [in LXX: Pro.11:13 15:22, Jer.15:17 (סוֹד), Psa.26:4 (מַת), Pro.22:10 (דִּין) Pro.26:26 (קָהָל); Pro.24:7 27:22 31:23, 2Ma.14:5, 4Ma.17:17 * ;] 1. a council (Plat., Xen., al.; LXX; in π., σ. τ. πρεσβυτέρων, Deiss., BS, 156): of a local Jewish tribunal, Mat.10:17, Mrk.13:9. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “council” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COUNCIL, noun
[Latin, to call, Gr. See Hold. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection. council is a collection or assembly.]
- An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation and advice.“The chief priest and all the council sought false witness” Matthew 26:59
- A body of men specially designated to advise a chief magistrate in the administration of the government, as in Great Britain.
- In some of the American states, a branch of the legislature, corresponding with the senate in other states, and called legislative council
- An assembly of prelates and doctors, convened for regulating matters of doctrine an discipline in the church.
All definitions
- Act of deliberation; consultation of a council
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.