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”
• Isthmus Mixe: “church judges”
• San Mateo del Mar Huave: “big meeting” (source for this and four above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)