Γερουσίαν
gerousía
senate
A council or body of elders; specifically, an assembly composed of older or senior men, often invested with advisory or governing authority. In Hellenistic and Second Temple contexts, can refer to senior leadership bodies, including but not limited to the Judean elders' council (sometimes, though not exclusively, understood as equivalent or parallel to the Sanhedrin). Also in secular Greek, denotes a senate or council of elders in civic or tribal governments.
Acts 5:21 · Word #26
Lexicon G1087
| Lemma | γερουσία |
| Transliteration | gerousía |
| Strong's | G1087 |
| Definition | A council or body of elders; specifically, an assembly composed of older or senior men, often invested with advisory or governing authority. In Hellenistic and Second Temple contexts, can refer to senior leadership bodies, including but not limited to the Judean elders' council (sometimes, though not exclusively, understood as equivalent or parallel to the Sanhedrin). Also in secular Greek, denotes a senate or council of elders in civic or tribal governments. |
Morphology N ACC F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | senate |
| Literal | senate |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | γερουσία |
| Strong's | G1087 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1087-01
council of elders
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,AFS); denotes a single council functioning as the object in a clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the root γερων (elder, old man) plus the collective suffix -σία, denoting a body composed of elders. As an accusative feminine singular noun, it denotes one council as the object of an action, which in English does not require a distinct form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
council of elders
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'council of elders' preserves the specificity and is correct per SILEX definition. |