Mark 15:1:4Mark.15.1.W4TAB
συμβούλιον
symboulion
“a council”
- Transliteration
- sym-BOU-li-on
- Extended
- sym-BOO-lee-oh(n)
- IPA
- /symˈbuː.li.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- a council
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
sym-BOU-li-on
- sentence
KAI eu-THYS prō-I sym-BOU-li-on poi-Ê-san-tes hoi ar-khi-e-REIS me-TA tôn pres-by-TE-rōn KAI gram-ma-TE-ōn KAI HO-lon to sy-NE-dri-on DÊ-san-tes ton ee-ay-SOON a-PÊ-nen-kan KAI pa-RE-dō-kan pi-LA-tō
Exegesis
The aorist participle poiēsantes {ποιήσαντες | poiḗsantes} “having made” governs symboulion {συμβούλιον | symboúlion} “council,” forming a circumstantial clause that indicates prior deliberation.
Root and etymology
symbouleuōsigma–upsilon–mu–beta–omicron–upsilon–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to take counsel together”
In context — Mark 15:1
And immediately, as morning began, the chief priests, together with the elders, the scribes, and the whole council, after holding a council , bound Jesus , led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 15:1, so the Greek word συμβούλιον (symboulion) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Mark.15.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.1.W4.S1) and character.