Bible Dictionary

Senate.

SEN'ATE. The word denotes the "elders of Israel," one of three classes composing the Sanhedrin; the other two were the priests and the scribes. Acts 5:21.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

SEN'ATE. The word denotes the "elders of Israel," one of three classes composing the Sanhedrin; the other two were the priests and the scribes. Acts 5:21.