Bible Encyclopedias
Council; Councillor
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
koun´sil , koun´silẽr ( συμβούλιον , sumboúlion ): An assembly of advisers (Acts 25:12 ); a body of those taking counsel (see Schürer's Jewish People in the Time of Christ , I (1), 60). Distinguished from συνέδριον , sunédrion , the supreme court of the Jews, by being of a less formal character, i.e. less of an institution. For "council" in the latter sense, its most frequent use, see SANHEDRIN . A councilor (Greek bouleutḗs ) was a member of the Sanhedrin. Applied to Joseph of Arimathea (Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50 ). In the King James Version "counsellor.»Copyright Statement
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Council; Councillor'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/c/council-councillor.html. 1915.