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GreekG1011Verb

βουλεύω

bouleuō

5Occurrences
G1011Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to advise, i.e. (reflexively) deliberate, or (by implication) resolve

from G1012 (βουλή);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to take counsel, deliberate, resolve. In mid.
1.to take counsel with oneself, consider
2.to determine with oneself, resolve
LXX: chiefly for יעץ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

βουλεύω appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
2
2 Corinthians
1
Acts
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 1:17BSB

When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?

Acts 27:39BSB

When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

John 11:53BSB

So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.

John 12:10BSB

So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

Luke 14:31BSB

Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.