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1087 - gerousia

Note Journal Prayer

Strong's Concordance

Original word: γερουσία
Transliteration: gerousia
Definition (short): Senate
Definition (full): Senate -- a council of elders

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from gerón
Definition: a council of elders
NASB Translation: Senate (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From geron; the eldership, i.e. (collectively) the Jewish Sanhedrin -- senate.

see GREEK geron

References

Strong's 1087: 1 Occurrences
KJV: 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.
NASB: Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.