Lexical Summary symboulion: counsel, by implication a council Original Word: συμβούλιονTransliteration: symboulion Phonetic Spelling: (soom-boo'-lee-on) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: counsel, by implication a council Meaning: counsel, by implication a council Strong's Concordance consultation, counsel, council. Neuter of a presumed derivative of sumboulos; advisement; specially, a deliberative body, i.e. The provincial assessors or lay-court -- consultation, counsel, council. see GREEK sumboulos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4824: συμβούλιονσυμβούλιον, συμβουλίου, τό (σύμβουλος); 1. counsel, which is given, taken, entered upon (PIut. Romul. 14): λαμβάνω (on this phrase see λαμβάνω, I. 6), Matthew 12:14; Matthew 22:15; Matthew 27:1, 7; Matthew 28:12; ποιῶ, to consult, deliberate, Mark 3:6 (Tr text WH text συμβούλιον ἐδίδουν); Mark 15:1 (T WH marginal reading συμβούλιον ἑτοιμασαντες; cf. Weiss ad loc.). 2. a council, i. e. an assembly of counsellors or persons in consultation (Plutarch, Luc. 26): Acts 25:12 (the governors and procurator's of provinces had a board of assessors or advisers with whom they took counsel before rendering judgment; see Cicero, ad fam. 8, 8; Verr. 2, 13; Sueton. vit. Tiber. 33; Lampridius, vit. Alex. Sever c. 46; cf. Josephus, b. j. 2, 16, 1). |