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council, the the, a word used generically in the Bible to refer to various groups or meetings, but also employed in two more specific contexts.1 The “divine council,” a heavenly court at which God presides over “the gods” or “the holy ones,” entities that are often equated with angels or other spiritual
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COUNCIL. This is the KJV translation for three biblical words: (1) Heb. rigmâ, “crowd,” “assembly” (Ps 68:27); (2) Gr. symboulion, “a joint council” (Mt 12:14; Acts 25:12); (3) Gr. synedrion, often transliterated “sanhedrin.” Except for Mt 10:17 and Mk 13:9, where it refers to lesser courts, the latter
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COUNCIL. In the OT (av) the word appears once only, as a translation of Heb. riḡmâ (Ps. 68:27) in referring to ‘the princes of Judah and their council’, a general word which could be rendered ‘company’ (so av mg.) or ‘throng’ (rsv). The similar word ‘counsel’ is used in Je. 23:18, 22, av (rv, rsv ‘council’),
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CouncilThe highest court of the Jews during Jesus’ time, composed of 71 members from the priests, scribes, and “elders of the people,” and presided over by the high priest. Traditionally the council (Gk. synédrion) was thought to have begun with Moses (Num. 11:16) and revived under Ezra. It tried all
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Council. †An assembly chosen to deliberate various civic, legal, and religious matters. In the Old Testament Heb. sôḏ refers to confidential discourse (e.g., Prov. 3:32, “confidence”; so RSV, NIV; KJV “secret”) or to a group of intimates (e.g., “company of merrymakers,” Jer. 15:17), including
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COUNCIL סודI. The noun sôd is found 23 times in the Hebrew Bible: twice in personal names, otherwise in poetry (though Ezek 13:9 may be termed high prose). Its semantic range includes ‘council, assembly; counsel, deliberation, plan(s), will; company, fellowship, friendship’—each of which may be applied
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Council. A formal meeting of bishops and representatives of several churches convened for the purpose of regulating doctrine or discipline. General or *Oecumenical Councils are assemblies of the bishops representing the whole Church. The decrees of such General Councils are held to possess the highest
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Council1. The great council of the Sanhedrin, which sat at Jerusalem. [Sanhedrin.]2. The lesser courts, Matt. 10:17; Mark 13:9, of which there were two at Jerusalem and one in each town of Palestine. The constitution of these courts is a doubtful point. The existence of local courts, however constituted,
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COUNCIL. In the OT council is the rendering of the Heb. rigmâ, lit., a “heap” (Ps. 68:27, KJV; NASB, NIV, “throng”), a group or company of persons. Two Gk. words are thus rendered in the NT:1. A consultation of persons (Matt. 12:14, sumboulion). In Acts 25:12 reference is made to a board of assessors
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Council—spoken of counsellors who sat in public trials with the governor of a province (Acts 25:12).The Jewish councils were the Sanhedrim, or supreme council of the nation, which had subordinate to it smaller tribunals (the “judgment,” perhaps, in Matt. 5:21, 22) in the cities of Palestine (Matt. 10:17;
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Councilcouncil, the English translation given in some contexts to the Greek word synedrion. In the kind of ancient villages or ethnic communities described in the biblical materials, rules were often made and enforced by a council of community leaders and elders. The Gospels occasionally refer to local