The Greek that is translated as «council» or «Council» in English is (back-) translated in a variety of ways:

• Tzeltal: «officials who gather together»
• Copainalá Zoque: «those who think together»
• Amaganad Ifugao: «those who take charge of the affairs» (source for this and all above: Bratcher / Nida)
• Ekari: «place for speech-making/discussion»
• Tae’: «great assembly»
• Sranan Tongo, Javanese: «(high) tribunal»
• Marathi: «assembly of their Judgement-court» (source for this and three above: Reiling / Swellengrebel)
• Lalana Chinantec: «the people who judge»
• Chichimeca-Jonaz: «the elders who give them advice»
• Morelos Nahuatl: «junta»
• Sierra de Juárez Zapotec: «assembly of the rulers of the Israelites»
• Isthmus Mixe: «church judges»
• San Mateo del Mar Huave: «big meeting» (source for this and five above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)