Greek · G2158, G1010 · unreviewed

εὐσχήμων βουλευτής

Proper · member of a council

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εὐσχήμων G2158 proper
Pronunciation euschḗmōn
Respectable appearance or social standing; in Paul, often contrasts proper conduct with indecency or shame.
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βουλευτής G1010 member of a council
Pronunciation bouleutḗs
Member of official governing body; in NT specifically denotes Sanhedrin participant with judicial-legislative authority.
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What does εὐσχήμων βουλευτής (euschēmōn bouleutēs) mean in the Bible?

εὐσχήμων · βουλευτής is a Greek word meaning "respected council member".

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Meaning

respected council member
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 15:43
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 12:24
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Acts 17:12
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Acts 13:50
Accusative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 7:35
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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