Sunedrion συνέδριον

Sunedrion (Greek συνέδριον, Strong's G4892) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “council”. It occurs 22 times in 22 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Sunedrion, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:22
  But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.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.
• Matthew 10:17
  But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
• Matthew 26:59
  Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.

Mark

• Mark 13:9
  But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.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.
• Mark 14:55
  And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.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
  And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.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.

Luke

• Luke 22:66
  And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,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

• John 11:47
  Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.

Acts

• Acts 4:15
  But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.
• Acts 5:21
  And 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.
• Acts 5:27
  And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
• Acts 5:34
  Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;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 5:41
  And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
• Acts 6:12
  And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
• Acts 6:15
  And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.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 22:30
  On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.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 23:1
  And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.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
  But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and 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
  Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.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.”
• Acts 23:20
  And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.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
  And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
• Acts 24:20
  Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).