GreekG1087Noun (Feminine)
γερουσία
gerousia
“council of elders”
1Occurrences
G1087Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
the eldership, i.e. (collectively) the Jewish Sanhedrin
from G1088 (γέρων);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a council of elders, senate; in NT, of the Sanhedrin (Cl. Rev., i, 43f.; DB, ext., 99).
LXX: (Hex. only in OT) for זָקֵן
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
γερουσία appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 5:21BSB
At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people.When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
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