G1087: γερουσία
gerousía · “council of elders”
Definition
the eldership, i.e. (collectively) the Jewish Sanhedrin
KJV translates it as: senate
Word origin: from G1088 (γέρων);
Extended definition
γερουσία, -ας, ἡ
(γέρων), [in LXX (Hex. only in OT) for זָקֵן ;]
a council of elders, senate; in NT, of the Sanhedrin (Cl. Rev., i, 43f.; DB, ext., 99): Act.5:21.†
(AS)
(γέρων), [in LXX (Hex. only in OT) for זָקֵן ;]
a council of elders, senate; in NT, of the Sanhedrin (Cl. Rev., i, 43f.; DB, ext., 99): Act.5:21.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1087 is translated
- senate ×1
Bible verses with G1087 (gerousía)
Gerousía appears in 1 verse.
- Acts 5:21
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.