"counsel, consultation, mutual consultation, Mt. 12:14; 22:15; 27:1, 7; 28:12; Mk. 3:6; Acts 27:1, 7; 28:12; a council of counsellors, Acts 25:12*"
Definition and meaning
counsel, consultation, mutual consultation, Mt. 12:14; 22:15; 27:1, 7; 28:12; Mk. 3:6; Acts 27:1, 7; 28:12; a council of counsellors, Acts 25:12*
In the original Greek the word is written: συμβούλιον
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of symboulion (G4824) across the King James Bible.
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
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Common questions
Strong's G4824 (symboulion) is a Greek word that means: counsel, consultation, mutual consultation, Mt. 12:14; 22:15; 27:1, 7; 28:12; Mk. 3:6; Acts 27:1, 7; 28:12; a council of counsellors, Acts 25:12* It appears 8 times in the King James Bible.
The word symboulion (G4824) appears 8 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4824 is symboulion, a Greek word defined as: counsel, consultation, mutual consultation, Mt. 12:14; 22:15; 27:1, 7; 28:12; Mk. 3:6; Acts 27:1, 7; 28:12; a council of counsellors, Acts 25:12*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
symboulion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.