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συνέδριον

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greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter22 occurrences5 books22 verses

Definition

συνέδριον, -ου, τό

(σύν + ἕδρα, a seat) [in LXX: Proverbs 11:13; 15:22, Jeremiah 15:17 (סוֹד), Psalm 26:4 (מַת), Proverbs 22:10 (דִּין) Proverbs 26:26 (קָהָל); Proverbs 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, Matthew 10:17, Mark 13:9.

2. The supreme ecclesiastical court of the Jews, the Sanhedrin (i.e. Talmudic סַנְהֵדְרִין = συνέδριον): Matthew 5:22; 26:59, Mark 14:55; 15:1, Luke 22:66, Acts 5:21, 27; 5:34, 41; 6:12, 15; 22:30; 23:1, 6; 23:15, 20; 23:28 (WH, R, mg., om.) Acts 24:20 of a meeting of the Sanhedrin, John 11:47; of the place of meeting, Acts 4:15.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as συνέδριον:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

22 total
  1. Matthew 5:22συνεδρίῳ · Sanhedrin
    But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
  2. Matthew 10:17συνέδρια · [their] councils
    But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
  3. Matthew 26:59συνέδριον · Sanhedrin
    Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
  4. Mark 13:9συνέδρια · [the] councils
    So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
  5. Mark 14:55συνέδριον · Sanhedrin
    Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.
  6. Mark 15:1συνέδριον · Sanhedrin
    Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.
  7. Luke 22:66συνέδριον · Sanhedrin
    At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
  8. John 11:47συνέδριον · the Sanhedrin
    Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
  9. Acts 4:15συνεδρίου · Sanhedrin
    So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.
  10. Acts 5:21συνέδριον · Sanhedrin
    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.
  11. Acts 5:27συνεδρίῳ · Sanhedrin
    They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
  12. Acts 5:34συνεδρίῳ · Sanhedrin
    But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
  13. Acts 5:41συνεδρίου · Sanhedrin
    The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
  14. Acts 6:12συνέδριον · Sanhedrin
    So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
  15. Acts 6:15συνεδρίῳ · Sanhedrin
    All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
  16. Acts 22:30συνέδριον · Sanhedrin
    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.
  17. Acts 23:1συνεδρίῳ · Sanhedrin
    Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
  18. Acts 23:6συνεδρίῳ · Sanhedrin
    Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
  19. Acts 23:15συνεδρίῳ · Sanhedrin
    Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
  20. Acts 23:20συνέδριον · Sanhedrin
    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.
  21. Acts 23:28συνέδριον · Sanhedrin
    …and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
  22. Acts 24:20συνεδρίου · Sanhedrin
    Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,