βουλευτής
bouleutēs · council member
Greek word · Strong’s number G1010 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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bouleutēs (βουλευτής) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “council member”.
Member of the Council (the Sanhedrin).
How to say it
bou·leu·tēs
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- One who sat on the Sanhedrin, the Jewish high court.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
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Where it appears
- Mark 15:43
Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself waiting for the kingdom of God, came and took courage and went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
- Luke 23:50
And look, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man