noun · neuter
sumbouliem
Greekσυμβούλιον (sumboulion)
Strong’sG4824
a council, advice
stem sumbouli-8 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† συμβούλιον, -ου, τό
(< σύμβουλος), [in LXX: IV Mac 17:17 א *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4824 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoom-boo'-lee-on
advisement; specially, a deliberative body, i.e. the provincial assessors or lay-court
Fromneuter of a presumed derivative of G4825;
King Jamesconsultation, counsel, council.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | sumbouliem | sumboulieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | sumboulieu1×συμβουλίου | sumboulieiu |
| to, for dative | sumboulie | sumbouliei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
sumboulie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
sumboulieu“council”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 25:12“council”tote tos Fēstos sullalaratos meta teu sumboulieu apokrinita; Kaisaron epikalesē, epi Kaisaron poreuesi.Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
sumbouliem7×
Matthew 12:14“counsel”exercharatois de tois Farisaiois sumbouliem lambala kata autou hopōs auton apollualeia.But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
Matthew 22:15“plans”Tote poreuiratois tois Farisaiois sumbouliem lambala hopōs auton pagideualeia en logo.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
Matthew 27:1“counsel”Prōiau de gineratau sumbouliem lambala pantois tois archierevois kai tois presbuterois tou laou kata tou Iēsu hōste thanatara auton;When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
Matthew 27:7“counsel”sumbouliem de lambaratois agorazala ek auteiu ton Agron tou Keramevou eis tafan toi xenoi.After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
Matthew 28:12“plan”kai sunagiratois meta toiu presbuteroiu sumbouliem tē lambaratois argurieim hikaneim dōala toi stratiōtoiAnd after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money
Mark 3:6“plotting”kai exercharatois tois Farisaiois euthuos meta toiu Hērōdianoiu sumbouliem dōale kata autou hopōs auton apollualeia.At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
Mark 15:1“consultation”Kai euthuos prōi sumbouliem poiaratois tois archierevois meta toiu presbuteroiu kai grammatevoiu kai holem tem sunedriem daratois ton Iēsun apoferala kai paradōala Pilato.Early 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.