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synedrion

council, Sanhedrin

Say it: soo-NEH-dree-on (approximate)

συνέδριον

What it means

Literally "sitting together": a council. The Sanhedrin was Jerusalem's supreme Jewish council, made up of chief priests, elders, and scribes, with the high priest presiding. Under Roman rule it had authority over many internal Jewish matters. The word can also mean a local court.

Range of meaning

  • The SanhedrinThe ruling council in Jerusalem.
  • A local courtA smaller council.

In Matthew

  • Chapter 26

    The council that seeks testimony against Jesus (26:59).

Every verse (3)

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