Quick Definition
συμβούλιον, ου, τό n.n. a council, advice
Strong's Definition
neuter of a presumed derivative of 4825; advisement; specially, a deliberative body, i.e. the provincial assessors or lay-court
KJV Usage: consultation, counsel, council
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ου | βουλεύω
30.74 · Think · To Intend, To Purpose, To Plan
to confer, to consult, to plot, to make plans against to engage in joint planning so as to devise a course of common action, often one with a harmful or evil purpose
MAT 12:14 · MAT 22:15 · MAT 27:1 · MAT 27:7 · MAT 28:12 · MRK 3:6 · MRK 15:1
11.86 · Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes · Socio-Political
council an advisory council In ACT 25:12 it is possible to render ‘council’ as ‘those persons who gave him their opinions’ or ‘those who were his advisors’ or even ‘those who said what should be done’ or ‘... what was best to do.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
συμβούλιον, -ου, τό, (σύμβουλος); 1. counsel, which is given, taken, entered upon, (Plut. Romul. 14): Aapβάνω (on this phrase see λαμβάνω, I. 6), Mt. xii. 14 ; xxii. 15; xxvii. 1, 7; xxviii. 12; ποιῶ, to consult, deliberate, Mk. iii. 6 [Tr txt. WH txt. ἐδίδουν o-]; xv. 1 [TWH mrg. ἑτοιμάσαντες σ.; cf. Weiss ad loc.]. 2. a council, i. e. an assembly of counsellors or persons in consultation (Plut. Lue. 26): Acts xxv. 12 (the governors and procurators of provinces had a board of assessors or advisers with whom they took counsel before rendering judgment; see Cic. ad fam. 8, 8; Verr. 2,13; Sueton. vit. Tiber. 33; Lamprid. vit. Alex. Sever. c. 46; cf. Joseph. b.j. 2, 16, 1).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
συμβούλιον symboulion 8x
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*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
**† συμβούλιον, -ου, τό
(< σύμβουλος), [in LXX: IV Mac 17:17 א * ;]
a word of the Græco-Roman period (of. Lat. consilium, and v. Deiss., BS, 238) = cl. συμβουλία (Arist., Xen.),
counsel: σ. λαμβάνειν, Mt 12:14 22:15 27:1, 7 28:12; διδόναι, Mk 3:6 (ποιεῖν, Rec.); ποιεῖν, Mk 15:1 (ἑτοιμάζειν, WH, mg.).
By meton., a council (IV Mac, l.c.א; συνέδριον, AR): Ac 25:12 (v. MM, xxiv).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
συμβούλιον. This rare word = “" council,”’ as in Ac 2512, is well illustrated by P TebtjIT. 28619 (a.p. 121-138) where the presiding judge is described as dvac[ra]s εἰς [σ]υμ[βούλιον κ[αὶ σκεψάμενος (as restored by Wilcken Archiv v. p- 232): cf. also Ac 26°. Other instances of the word are BGU I. 288 (a.p. 138-161) κ[αἸθημένων ἐν συμβουλίῳ ἐν τῷ πραι[τωρίῳ, II. 511/19 (written c A.D. 200) Jv συμBovdelm . . . . ἐκάθισεν, and P Ryl II. 7529 (judicial proceedings—late ii/A.D.) ἐν τῷ συμβουλίῳ εἶπεν. Similarly we may cite Sy/7 316 (=% 684)" (ii/B.c.) μετὰ τοῦ πα[ρ]όν[το]ς (σ)υνβουλίον, 74. 328 (= °741)8 (after B.c. 88) ἐπὶ τοῦ συνβουλίο[υ, = coram and 726. 334 = 5747)" 39 αἱ. (8.6. 73). consilto,
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
συμβούλιον (sumboulion) — counsel/council. συμβούλ-ιον, τό, advice, counsel, especially with purposes of evil, [NT]
II. a council of advisors or assessors, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; especially frequently of the consilium of a Roman magistrate, governor, etc., [NT+2nd c.BC+]