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Council
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Council.
1. The great council of the Sanhedrin, which sat at Jerusalem. See Sanhedrin.
2. The lesser courts, Matthew 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, is clearly implied in the passages quoted from the New Testament; and perhaps the "judgment," Matthew 5:21, applies to them.
3. A kind of jury or privy council, Acts 25:12, consisting of a certain number of assessors, who assisted Roman governors in the administration of justice and in other public matters.
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Council'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/c/council.html. 1901.
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Council'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/c/council.html. 1901.
