Sanhedrin
The Sanhedrin refers to a Jewish council or governing body.
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Council
Spoken of counsellors who sat in public trials with the governor of a province (Acts 25:12). The Jewish councils were the Sanhedrim, or supreme council of the nation, which had subordinate to it smaller tribunals (the "judgment," perhaps, in Matt. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
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- Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
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Study at a glance
- Subject type
- Subject
- Strong’s
- H5475, G4892, H7277, G4824
- Hebrew
- סוֹד · çôwd
- Greek
- συνέδριον · sunedrion
Grafted biblical context
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Strong’s and original-language information
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סוֹד
- Transliteration
- çôwd
- Pronunciation
- sode
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 21
Glosses
council, counsel, assembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).
Lexicon definition
a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation)
by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret
by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
συνέδριον
- Transliteration
- sunedrion
- Language
- Greek
- Part of speech
- G:N-N
- Indexed occurrences
- 22
Glosses
council
Lexicon definition
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. __2. The 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.† (AS)
A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
Συνέδριον
- Transliteration
- synédrion
- Language
- Greek
- Indexed occurrences
- 22
Glosses
council
Lexicon definition
pr. a sitting together, assembley, &c.; in N.T., the Sanhedrin, the supreme council of the Jewish nation, Mat. 5.22; 26.59; meton. the Sanhedrin as including the members and place of meeting, Lu. 22.66. Ac. 4.15, et al.; genr. a judicial council, tribunal, Mat. 10.17. Mar. 13.9.
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
רִגְמָה
- Transliteration
- rigmâh
- Pronunciation
- rig-maw'
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 1
Glosses
council.
Lexicon definition
a pile (of stones), i.e. (figuratively) a throng
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
συμβούλιον
- Transliteration
- symboúlion
- Language
- Greek
- Indexed occurrences
- 8
Glosses
consultation, counsel, council
Lexicon definition
advisement
specially, a deliberative body, i.e. the provincial assessors or lay-court
specially, a deliberative body, i.e. the provincial assessors or lay-court
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
συνέδριον
- Transliteration
- synédrion
- Language
- Greek
- Indexed occurrences
- 22
Glosses
council
Lexicon definition
a joint session, i.e. (specially), the Jewish Sanhedrin
by analogy, a subordinate tribunal
by analogy, a subordinate tribunal
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
סוֹד
- Transliteration
- çôwd
- Pronunciation
- sode
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 21
Glosses
assembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).
Lexicon definition
a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation)
by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret
by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
מַת
- Transliteration
- math
- Pronunciation
- math
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 22
Glosses
[phrase] few, [idiom] friends, men, persons, [idiom] small.
Lexicon definition
properly, an adult (as of full length)
by implication, a man (only in the plural)
by implication, a man (only in the plural)
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
דִּין
- Transliteration
- dîyn
- Pronunciation
- deen
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 24
Glosses
(come) with a straight course.
Lexicon definition
a straight course, i.e. sail direct
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
דִּין
- Transliteration
- dîyn
- Pronunciation
- deen
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 1
Glosses
judge.
Lexicon definition
to judge
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
דִּין
- Transliteration
- dîyn
- Pronunciation
- deen
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 20
Glosses
cause, judgement, plea, strife.
Lexicon definition
judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal)
by implication also strife
by implication also strife
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
דִּין
- Transliteration
- dîyn
- Pronunciation
- deen
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 5
Glosses
judgement.
Lexicon definition
{judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal)
by implication also strife}
by implication also strife}
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
קָהָל
- Transliteration
- qâhâl
- Pronunciation
- kaw-hawl'
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 123
Glosses
assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
Lexicon definition
assemblage (usually concretely)
Complete dictionary entries
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Council
Spoken of counsellors who sat in public trials with the governor of a province (Acts 25:12). The Jewish councils were the Sanhedrim, or supreme council of the nation, which had subordinate to it smaller tribunals (the "judgment," perhaps, in Matt. 5:21, 22) in the cities of Palestine (Matt. 10:17; Mark 13:9). In the time of Christ the functions of the Sanhedrim were limited (John 16:2; 2 Cor. 11:24). In Ps. 68:27 the word "council" means simply a company of persons. (R.V. marg., "company.") In ecclesiastical history the word is used to denote an assembly of pastors or bishops for the discussion and regulation of church affairs. The first of these councils was that of the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, of which we have a detailed account in Acts 15.
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Concordance
Strong's Concordance
Council
Indexed occurrences: 15
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Strong's Concordance
Councils
Indexed occurrences: 2
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COUNCIL
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Sources
- Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
- Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
- Historical Reference: concordance
- Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
- Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
- Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
- Historical Reference: Installed reference work
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Council
Spoken of counsellors who sat in public trials with the governor of a province (Acts 25:12). The Jewish councils were the Sanhedrim, or supreme council of the nation, which had subordinate to it smaller tribunals (the "judgment," perhaps, in Matt. 5:21, 22) in the cities of Palestine (Matt. 10:17; Mark 13:9). In the time of Christ the functions of the Sanhedrim were limited (John 16:2; 2 Cor. 11:24). In Ps. 68:27 the word "council" means simply a company of persons. (R.V. marg., "company.") In ecclesiastical history the word is used to denote an assembly of pastors or bishops for the discussion and regulation of church affairs. The first of these councils was that of the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, of which we have a detailed account in Acts 15.
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Sanhedrim
More correctly Sanhedrin (Gr. synedrion), meaning "a sitting together," or a "council." This word (rendered "council," A.V.) is frequently used in the New Testament (Matt. 5:22; 26:59; Mark 15:1, etc.) to denote the supreme judicial and administrative council of the Jews, which, it is said, was first instituted by Moses, and was composed of seventy men (Num. 11:16, 17). But that seems to have been only a temporary arrangement which Moses made. This council is with greater probability supposed to have originated among the Jews when they were under the domination of the Syrian kings in the time of the Maccabees. The name is first employed by the Jewish historian Josephus. This "council" is referred to simply as the "chief priests and elders of the people" (Matt. 26:3, 47, 57, 59; 27:1, 3, 12, 20, etc.), before whom Christ was tried on the charge of claiming to be the Messiah. Peter and John were also brought before it for promulgating heresy (Acts. 4:1-23; 5:17-41); as was also Stephen on a charge of blasphemy (6:12-15), and Paul for violating a temple by-law (22:30; 23:1-10). The Sanhedrin is said to have consisted of seventy-one members, the high priest being president. They were of three classes (1) the chief priests, or heads of the twenty-four priestly courses (1 Chr. 24), (2) the scribes, and (3) the elders. As the highest court of judicature, "in all causes and over all persons, ecclesiastical and civil, supreme," its decrees were binding, not only on the Jews in Palestine, but on all Jews wherever scattered abroad. Its jurisdiction was greatly curtailed by Herod, and afterwards by the Romans. Its usual place of meeting was within the precincts of the temple, in the hall "Gazith," but it sometimes met also in the house of the high priest (Matt. 26:3), who was assisted by two vice-presidents.
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