Word Study · Strong's G1087 · Greek

γερουσία

gerousia

gher-oo-see'-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: gerousía

“the eldership, i.e. (collectively) the Jewish Sanhedrin”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

the eldership, i.e. (collectively) the Jewish Sanhedrin

Rendered in the KJV as

senate.

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Inflected forms · 1

γερουσίαν1

How it is rendered · 1

Senate1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1

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Acts1 occurrence

Acts 5:21γερουσίανgerousiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAt daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.here: Senate

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