an adviser (
Proverbs 11:14 ;
15:22 ), a king's state counsellor (
2 Samuel 15:12 ). Used once of the Messiah (
Isaiah 9:6 ). In
Mark 15:43 ,
Luke 23:50 , the word probably means a member of the Jewish Sanhedrim.
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.