Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Counsellor

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1458310Easton's Bible Dictionary — CounsellorMatthew George Easton

Counsellor: An adviser (Prov. 11:14; 15:22), a king's state counsellor (2 Sam. 15:12). Used once of the Messiah (Isa. 9:6). In Mark 15:43, Luke 23:50, the word probably means a member of the Jewish Sanhedrim.