Gerousia γερουσία
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| γερουσία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gerousia |
| Strong's number | G1087 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | council of elders |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Gerousia (Greek γερουσία, Strong's G1087) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “council of elders”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
γερουσία, -ας, ἡ
(γέρων), [in LXX (Hex. only in OT) for זָקֵן ;]
a council of elders, senate; in NT, of the Sanhedrin (Cl. Rev., i, 43f.; DB, ext., 99): Act.5:21.†
(AS)
(γέρων), [in LXX (Hex. only in OT) for זָקֵן ;]
a council of elders, senate; in NT, of the Sanhedrin (Cl. Rev., i, 43f.; DB, ext., 99): Act.5:21.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | senate (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | assembly (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gerousia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 5:21And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).