noun · neuter
sunedriem
Greekσυνέδριον (sunedrion)
Strong’sG4892
a council, the Sanhedrin
stem sunedri-22 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συνέδριον, -ου, τό
(< σύν + ἕδρα, a seat) [in LXX: Pr 11:13 15:22, Je 15:17 (סוֹד), Ps 25 (26):4 (מַת), Pr 22:10 (דִּין) 26:26 (קָהָל); Pr 24:7 27:22 31:23, II Mac 14:5, IV Mac 17:17 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4892 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoon-ed'-ree-on
a joint session, i.e. (specially), the Jewish Sanhedrin; by analogy, a subordinate tribunal
Fromneuter of a presumed derivative of a compound of G4862 and the base of G1476;
King Jamescouncil.
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 | sunedriem3×συνέδριον | sunedrieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | sunedrieu3×συνεδρίου | sunedrieiu |
| to, for dative | sunedrie7×συνεδρίῳ | sunedriei |
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
sunedrie 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
22 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunedriem“council”subject or objectdirect singular3×
Matthew 26:59“council”tois de archierevois kai tem sunedriem holem zētale pseudomarturian kata tou Iēsu hopōs auton thanataleia,Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
Mark 14:55“council”tois de archierevois kai holem tem sunedriem zētale kata tou Iēsu marturian eis tem thanatara auton, kai ouk heuriskale;Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.
Mark 15:1“council”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.
sunedrieu“council”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Acts 4:15“council”keleuaratois de autoin exō teu sunedrieu aperchara sumballale pros allēloinSo they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.
Acts 5:41“council”tois men oun poreuele chairarōtois apo prosōpeu teu sunedrieu hoti kataxiila huper teu onomeu atimazira;The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
Acts 24:20“council”ē autois houtois legalar tinem heuriskala adikēmem histanaratou mu epi teu sunedrieuOtherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
sunedrie“council”to, fordative singular7×
Matthew 5:22“council”mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos orgizerōtos to adelfo autou enochos eti ta krisia; hos de an legateia to adelfo autou; Raka, enochos eti te sunedrie; hos de an legateia; Mōror, enochos eti eis tan geennan teu pureu.But 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.
Acts 5:27“council”Agaratois de autoin histanala en te sunedrie. kai eperōtata autoin tos archierevosThey brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
Acts 5:34“council”anistanaratos de tinos en te sunedrie Farisaios onome Gamaliēl, nomodidaskalos timios panto to lao, keleuata exō brachuem toin anthrōpoin poiara,But 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.
Acts 6:15“council”kai atenizaratois eis auton pantois tois kathezerōtois en te sunedrie horala tem prosōpem autou hōsei prosōpem angelou.All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Acts 23:1“council”atenizaratos de tos Paulos te sunedrie legata; Anēroir adelfoir, mis panta suneidēsia agatha politeuemē to theo achri houtau tau hēmerau.Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
Acts 23:6“council”Gnōskaratos de tos Paulos hoti tem henem merem atō Saddoukaioiu tem de heterem Farisaioiu krazate en te sunedrie; Anēroir adelfoir, mis Farisaios amō, huios Farisaioiu; peri elpiau kai anastasiau nekroiu mis krinimō.Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the 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.”
Acts 23:15“council”nun oun vis emfanizavar to chiliarcho sun te sunedrie hopōs katagateia auton eis vin hōs mellarōtoin diagnōskarō akribesterem teim peri autou; nis de pro teu engizara auton hetoimois anō teu anairara auton.Now 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.”
sunedriem7×
Luke 22:66“council”Kai hōs gineta hēmeras, sunagita tem presbuteriem tou laou, archierevois tē kai grammatevois, kai apagala auton eis tem sunedriem autoiu,At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
John 11:47“council”sunagala oun tois archierevois kai tois Farisaiois sunedriem, kai legale; Tinem poianō hoti houtos tos anthrōpos polleim poiatō sēmeim?Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
Acts 5:21“council”akouaratois de eiserchala hupo ton orthron eis tem hierem kai didaskale. Paragineratos de tos archierevos kai tois sun auto sunkalala tem sunedriem kai pantan tan gerousian toiu huioiu Israēl, kai apostelala eis tem desmōtēriem agira autoin.At 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.
Acts 6:12“council”sunkinala tē ton laon kai toin presbuteroin kai toin grammatevoin, kai efistanaratois sunarpazala auton kai agala eis tem sunedriem,So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
Acts 22:30“council”Ta de epaurion boulerōtos gnōskara tem asfalem tem tinem katēgoritō hupo toiu Ioudaioiu luata auton, kai keleuata sunerchara toin archierevoin kai pantem tem sunedriem, kai katagaratos ton Paulon histanata eis autoin.The 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.
Acts 23:20“council”legata de hoti Tois Ioudaiois suntithela teu erōtara sin hopōs aurion ton Paulon katagaseia eis tem sunedriem hōs mellarōtem tinem akribesteron punthanerō peri autou;He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.
Acts 23:28“council”boulerōtos tē epignōskara tan aitian dia han enkalale auto, katagama eis tem sunedriem autoiu.and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
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Matthew 10:17“councils”prosechavōr de apo toiu anthrōpoiu; paradōali gar vin eis sunedrieim, kai en tai sunagōgai autoiu mastigali vin;But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Mark 13:9“councils”blepavōr de vis heautoin; paradōali vin eis sunedrieim kai eis sunagōgain derivi kai epi hēgemōnoiu kai basilevoiu histanivi heneken mu eis marturiem autoi.So 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.