synedrion · council, Sanhedrin

What it means

synedrion (συνέδριον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “council, Sanhedrin”.

Sanhedrin: the great Jewish court in Jerusalem.

How to say it

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

1. The great Jewish court in Jerusalem.
2. A city's court.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• council ×20
• councils ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×3
• Luke×1
• John×1
• Acts×14

• Matthew 5:22

  But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘Fool,’ will be liable to fiery Gehenna.

• Matthew 10:17

  But beware of people; for they will hand you over to councils, and in their synagogues they will flog you;

• Matthew 26:59

  Now the high priests and the whole council were seeking false testimony against Jesus so that they might put him to death,

• Mark 13:9

  But watch yourselves; they will hand you over to councils, and in synagogues you will be beaten, and before governors and kings you will stand for the sake of me, as a testimony to them.

• Mark 14:55

  And the high priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, and they were not finding any.

• Mark 15:1

  And at once, early in the morning, the high priests, having held a council with the elders and scribes and the whole council, bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

• Luke 22:66

  And when day came, the council of elders of the people was gathered together, both high priests and scribes, and they led him away to their council,

• John 11:47

  So the high priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is doing many signs.

• Acts 4:15

  But after ordering them to go outside the council, they conferred with one another,

• Acts 5:21

  And having heard this, they entered into the temple at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those with him arrived, they called together the council and all the council of elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison for them to be brought.

• Acts 5:27

  And having brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,

• Acts 5:34

  But a certain Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law respected by all the people, stood up and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while.

• Acts 5:41

  So they went from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy to be dishonored for the Name.

• Acts 6:12

  And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and coming upon him, they seized him and brought him to the council,

• Acts 6:15

  And looking intently at him, all who were sitting in the council saw his face like the face of an angel.

• Acts 22:30

  And the next day, wanting to know for certain what he was being accused of by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council to come together; and bringing down Paul, he set him before them.

• Acts 23:1

  And Paul, looking intently at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived my life in all good conscience before God up to this day.”

• Acts 23:6

  And Paul, knowing that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, cried out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead I am being judged.”

• Acts 23:15

  Now therefore you, together with the council, notify the commander so that he may bring down him to you, as though you were going to determine more exactly the things about him; and we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

• Acts 23:20

  And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you that you bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as though it were going to inquire somewhat more exactly about him.

• Acts 23:28

  And wanting to find out the reason for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council.

• Acts 24:20

  Or let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council,