συμβούλιον

sumboulionNoun (Neuter)G4824

counsel/council

From: neuter of a presumed derivative of G4825 (σύμβουλος);

Short Definition

advisement; specially, a deliberative body, i.e. the provincial assessors or lay-court

Full Lexicon Entry

a word of the Græco-Roman period (of. Lat. consilium, and see Deiss., BS, 238) = cl. *συμβουλία *(Arist., Xen.)
1.counsel
2.By meton., a council (4Mac, l.with א; συνέδριον, AR)
LXX Usage: 4 א *

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Neuter)

Morphology G:N-N

DescriptionGreek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

8 times

Appears 8 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Matthew
5
Mark
2
Acts
1

Key Passages

  • Acts 25:12
  • Matthew 12:14
  • Matthew 22:15
  • Matthew 27:1
  • Matthew 27:7

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