Word Study · Strong's G4824 · Greek
συμβούλιον
symboulion
soom-boo'-lee-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: symboúlion
“advisement”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
advisement; specially, a deliberative body, i.e. the provincial assessors or lay-court
Rendered in the KJV as
consultation, counsel, council.
- 8occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- συμβούλιον5
- Συμβούλιον1
- συμβούλιόν1
- συμβουλίου1
How it is rendered · 4
- counsel4
- a counsel2
- Council1
- Counsel1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular7
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASN · 7
- N-GSN · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew5 occurrences
- Matthew 12:14συμβούλιονsumboulionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBut the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.here: a counsel
- Matthew 22:15συμβούλιονsumboulionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThen the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.here: counsel
- Matthew 27:1συμβούλιονsumboulionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularWhen morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.here: counsel
- Matthew 27:7Συμβούλιονsumboulionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAfter conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.here: Counsel
- Matthew 28:12συμβούλιόνsumboulionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAnd after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of moneyhere: counsel
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 3:6συμβούλιονsumboulionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAt this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.here: counsel
- Mark 15:1συμβούλιονsumboulionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularEarly in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.here: a counsel