γερουσία (gerousia) means “council of elders” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: gher-oo-see'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
γερουσία · gerousia · council of elders
γερουσία, -ας, ἡ (γέρων), [in LXX (Hex. only in OT) for זָקֵן ;] a council of elders, senate; in NT, of the Sanhedrin (Cl. Rev., i, 43f.; DB, ext., 99): Act.5:21.† (AS)
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the assembly or body of elders.
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| assembly | 1 |
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| the senate | 1 |
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At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
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