συμβούλ-ιον, τό,
advice, counsel, especially with purposes of evil, [[ NT.Matt.12.14, NT.Mark.3.6. ] NT]
__II a council of advisors or assessors, [[ “PTeb.” 286.15 (2nd c.AD), 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lucullus” 26 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]; especially frequently of the consilium of a Roman magistrate, governor, etc., [[ “SIG” 684.11 (Dyme, 2nd c.BC), +others, “Supp.epigram” 2.265 (Delph., 2nd c.BC), NT.Act.25.12, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Romulus” 14, 2.196e, etc. ] NT+2nd c.BC+]