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sanhedrin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | council |
- The supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem
- The Sanhedrin (Hebrew: u05E1u05B7u05E0u05B0u05D4u05B6u05D3u05B0u05E8u05B4u05D9u05DF sanhedru00EEn, Greek: u03A3u03C5u03BDu03ADu03B4u03C1u03B9u03BFu03BD, synedrion, "sitting together," hence "assembly" or "council") was an assembly of twenty-three to seventy-one men appointed in every city in the Land of Israel...
- The "Supreme Court" of the ancient Jewish state, in the tradition established in Exodus chapter 18. According to tradition, the Oral Torah was given to Moses and passed on a continuous line to Joshua, then to the elders, then to the prophets then to the Sanhedrin. ...
- (Hagedola, the Great) -- Supreme Jewish juridical and legislative body in Jerusalem, during the period of the Second Temple; perished with the destruction of the Temple.
- A sanhedrin was a council of leaders. In the New Testament, this term sometimes refers to local councils (see Matthew 5:22; 10:17; Mark 13:9; Acts 22:5) and most often to the supreme court of chief priests and elders in Jerusalem. Sanhedrins served as courts. ...
- In Greek, synedrion ; the Jewish court, based in Jerusalem; a judicial body composed of 71 members, 70 who were priests and scribes (Sadducees and Pharisees) and the president who was the high priest. ...
- The Supreme council, or court of the Jewish nation, 71 members all over the age of 30.
- The Sanhedrin was a council of 71 individuals, around the time of Christ that was comprised of Pharisees and Sadducees who governed the Jewish nation while under the rule of Rome. It often served as a court to settle legal and religious matters.
- The Sanhedrin were the council of Jews at Jerusalem. They had some powers of their own, although their decisions were subject to the approval of the governor, Pilate.
