Word Study · Strong's G4892 · Greek
συνέδριον
synedrion
soon-ed'-ree-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: synédrion
“a joint session, i.e. (specially), the Jewish Sanhedrin”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a joint session, i.e. (specially), the Jewish Sanhedrin; by analogy, a subordinate tribunal
Rendered in the KJV as
council.
- 22occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- συνέδριον8
- συνέδριον,2
- συνεδρίου,2
- συνεδρίῳ2
- συνεδρίῳ,2
- συνεδρίῳ·2
- συνέδρια1
- συνέδρια,1
- συνεδρίου1
- συνεδρίῳ.1
How it is rendered · 8
- Council8
- Council,5
- council3
- courts2
- a council1
- Council;1
- Council.1
- Sanhedrin;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular7
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular7
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular3
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASN · 7
- N-DSN · 7
- N-GSN · 3
- N-NSN · 3
- N-APN · 2
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 5:22συνεδρίῳ·sunedriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularBut I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.here: Sanhedrin;
- Matthew 10:17συνέδριαsunedrianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralBut beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.here: courts
- Matthew 26:59συνέδριονsunedrionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularNow the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.here: Council
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 13:9συνέδρια,sunedrianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralSo be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.here: courts
- Mark 14:55συνέδριονsunedrionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularNow the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.here: Council
- Mark 15:1συνέδριον,sunedrionnoun · nominative (subject) · 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: Council,
Acts14 occurrences
- Acts 4:15συνεδρίουsunedriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularSo they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.here: Council
- Acts 5:21συνέδριονsunedrionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter 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: Council
- Acts 5:27συνεδρίῳ.sunedriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularThey brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.here: Council.
- Acts 5:34συνεδρίῳsunedriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularBut a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.here: Council
- Acts 5:41συνεδρίου,sunedriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThe apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.here: Council,
- Acts 6:12συνέδριον,sunedrionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularSo they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,here: Council,
- Acts 6:15συνεδρίῳ,sunedriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularAll who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.here: Council
- Acts 22:30συνέδριονsunedrionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThe next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.here: council
- Acts 23:1συνεδρίῳsunedriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularPaul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”here: Council
- Acts 23:6συνεδρίῳ·sunedriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularThen Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”here: Council;
- Acts 23:15συνεδρίῳ,sunedriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularNow then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”here: Council,
- Acts 23:20συνέδριονsunedrionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularHe answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.here: Council
- Acts 23:28συνέδριονsunedrionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularand since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.here: council
- Acts 24:20συνεδρίου,sunedriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularOtherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,here: Council,