GreekG1012Noun (Feminine)

βουλή

boulē

12Occurrences
G1012Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

volition, i.e. (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose

from G1014 (βούλομαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
counsel, purpose (in cl., esp. of the gods): pl.; of the Divine purpose; βουλὴν θελήματος αὐτοῦ; β. Θεοῦ.
LXX: frequently for עֵצָה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

βουλή appears 12 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
7
Luke
2
1 Corinthians
1
Ephesians
1
Hebrews
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 4:5BSB

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

Acts 2:23BSB

He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.

Acts 27:12BSB

Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.

Acts 4:28BSB

They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.

Ephesians 1:11BSB

In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,

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