συνέδριον
sunedrion
“council”
Definition
a joint session, i.e. (specially), the Jewish Sanhedrin; by analogy, a subordinate tribunal
neuter of a presumed derivative of a compound of G4862 (σύν) and the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
συνέδριον appears 22 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.
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.
So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
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