συνέδριονsynédrion
a joint session, i.e. (specially), the Jewish Sanhedrin; by analogy, a subordinate tribunal
Greek (New Testament) · G4892
Meanings
1. a council: 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, Matthew 26:59, Mark 14:55, Mark 15:1, Luke 22:66, Acts 5:21, Acts 5:27, Acts 5:34, Acts 5:41, Acts 6:12, Acts 6:15, Acts 22:30, Acts 23:1, Acts 23:6, Acts 23:15, Acts 23:20, Acts 23:28 Acts 24:20 of a meeting of the Sanhedrin, John 11:47; of the place of meeting, Acts 4:15.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 22 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.
- Matthew 10:17 But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues.
- Matthew 26:59 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death.
- Mark 13:9 “When these things begin to happen, watch out! You will be handed over to the local councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me.
- Mark 14:55 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find evidence against Jesus, so they could put him to death. But they couldn’t find any.
- Mark 15:1 Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law—the entire high council—met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.