council of elders • γερουσία • G1087

Lexical Definition

‎γερουσία‎ gerousía (gher-oo-see'-ah) council of elders ^G:N-F
from ‎γέρων‎

senate.

the eldership, i.e. (collectively) the Jewish Sanhedrin

Usage: 3 forms in 27 verses

Form	Translated As	In Verse(s)
γερουσίασ	council of elders	LXX.Deut.22.17 • LXX.Deut.25.9
γερουσίαν	Senate	Acts.5.21
	council of elders	LXX.Exod.3.16 • LXX.Exod.4.29 • LXX.Exod.12.21 • LXX.Lev.9.1 • LXX.Deut.21.19 • LXX.Deut.22.15 • LXX.Deut.25.7
	their council of elders	LXX.Josh.23.2
γερουσία	council of elders	LXX.Exod.3.18 • LXX.Lev.9.3 • LXX.Num.22.4 • LXX.Num.22.7 • LXX.Num.22.7 • LXX.Deut.19.12 • LXX.Deut.21.3 • LXX.Deut.21.4 • LXX.Deut.21.6 • LXX.Deut.22.16 • LXX.Deut.22.18 • LXX.Deut.25.8 • LXX.Deut.27.1
	your council of elders	LXX.Deut.5.23 • LXX.Deut.21.2 • LXX.Deut.29.10

Abbott-Smith

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, 43 f.; DB, ext., 99): Ac 5:21.†

Abbott-Smith References

Book	Refs
Acts	5:21

Liddell-Scott-Jones

γερουσία-α, ἡ,

Council of Elders, senate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare γερωΐα and γεροντί; also of the Carthaginian [Refs 4th c.BC+]; and the Roman, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of the Jewish Sanhedrin, [LXX+NT]

__2 sacred college, ἱερὰ γ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II ={πρεσβεία}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.5.21 ☩ LXX.Exod.3.16}