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συνέδριον

Council

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συνέδριον G4892
Pronunciation synédrion

What does συνέδριον (synédrion) mean in the Bible?

συνέδριον (synédrion) is a Greek word meaning "council". συνέδριον, -ου, τό (σύν + ἕδρα, a seat) [in LXX: Pro.

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Meaning

council
Extended definition

Formal judicial council; specifically denotes the Jewish Sanhedrin, supreme religious and legal authority.

(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 * ;]

1a council (Plat., Xen., al.; LXX; in π., σ. τ. πρεσβυτέρων, Deiss., BS, 156): of a local Jewish tribunal, Mat.10:17, Mrk.13:9.
2The supreme ecclesiastical court of the Jews, the Sanhedrin (i.e. Talmudic סַנְהֵדְרִין = συνέδριον): Mat.5:22 26:59, Mrk.14:55 15:1, Luk.22:66, Act.5:21, 27 5:34, 41 6:12, 15 22:30 23:1, 6 23:15, 20 23:28 (WH, R, mg., om.) Act.24:20 of a meeting of the Sanhedrin, Jhn.11:47; of the place of meeting, Act.4:15.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:59 · Mark 14:55 · Mark 15:1 3×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 4:15 · Acts 5:41 · Acts 24:20 3×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:22 · Acts 5:27 · Acts 5:34 · Acts 6:15 · Acts 23:1 · Acts 23:6 · Acts 23:15 7×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 22:66 · John 11:47 · Acts 5:21 · Acts 6:12 · Acts 22:30 · Acts 23:20 · Acts 23:28 7×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 10:17 · Mark 13:9 2×
22 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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.

Acts 22 — Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness Acts 23 — The Lord Stands Near Paul and Preserves His Witness John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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