γερουσίαgerousía
the eldership, i.e. (collectively) the Jewish Sanhedrin
Greek (New Testament) · G1087
Meanings
a council of elders, senate; in NT, of the Sanhedrin: Acts 5:21.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Acts 5:21 So at daybreak the apostles entered the Temple, as they were told, and immediately began teaching. When the high priest and his officials arrived, they convened the high council—the full assembly of the elders of Israel. Then they sent for the apostles to be brought from the jail for trial.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.