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Lexicon :: Strong's G1012 - boulē

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βουλή
Transliteration
boulē (Key)
Pronunciation
boo-lay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:633,108

Strong’s Definitions

βουλή boulḗ, boo-lay'; from G1014; volition, i.e. (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose:—+ advise, counsel, will.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G1012 in the following manner: counsel (10x), will (1x), advise (with G5087) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G1012 in the following manner: counsel (10x), will (1x), advise (with G5087) (1x).

  1. counsel, purpose

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βουλή boulḗ, boo-lay'; from G1014; volition, i.e. (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose:—+ advise, counsel, will.
STRONGS G1012:
βουλή, -ῆς, ἡ, (βούλομαι), from Homer down; often in the Sept. for עֵצָה; counsel, purpose: Luke 23:51 (where distinguished from ἡ πράξις); Acts 5:38; Acts 27:12 (see τίθημι, 1 a.), Acts 27:42; plural 1 Corinthians 4:5; ἡ βουλὴ τοῦ θεοῦ, Acts 13:36; especially of the purpose of God respecting the salvation of men through Christ: Luke 7:30; Acts 2:23; Acts 4:28; [Hebrews 6:17]; πᾶσαν τὴν βουλὴν τοῦ θεοῦ all the contents of the divine plan, Acts 20:27; ἡ βουλὴ τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ the counsel of his will, Ephesians 1:11.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
7:30; 23:51
Acts
2:23; 4:28; 5:38; 13:36; 20:27; 27:12; 27:42
1 Corinthians
4:5
Ephesians
1:11
Hebrews
6:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1012 matches the Greek βουλή (boulē),
which occurs 123 times in 114 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 49:6–Pro 1:25)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:6 - Let my soul come not into their council;
O my glory, be not joined to their company.
For in their anger they killed men,
and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:2 - And they rose up before Moses, with a number of the people of Israel, 250 chiefs of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:28 - “For they are a nation void of counsel,
and there is no understanding in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:30 - And all who saw it said, “Such a thing has never happened or been seen from the day that the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:7 - Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31 - And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:34 - But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father’s servant in time past, so now I will be your servant,’ then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:20 - Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel. What shall we do?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:23 - Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed, both by David and by Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:7 - Then Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14 - And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had ordained[fn] to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring harm upon Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:23 - When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:8 - But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:14 - he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:20 - Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:19 - Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, “At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.”)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:8 - But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13 - And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:14 - King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:5 - He even followed their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:5 - and bribed counselors against them to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:8 - and that if anyone did not come within three days, by order of the officials and the elders all his property should be forfeited, and he himself banned from the congregation of the exiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:15 - When our enemies heard that it was known to us and that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:31 - that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated them, and as they had obligated themselves and their offspring, with regard to their fasts and their lamenting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:12 - He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13 - He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:3 - Does it seem good to you to oppress,
to despise the work of your hands
and favor the designs of the wicked?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:13 - “With God[fn] are wisdom and might;
he has counsel and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:7 - His strong steps are shortened,
and his own schemes throw him down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:18 - Yet he filled their houses with good things—
but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 - “Men listened to me and waited
and kept silence for my counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:2 - “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:3 - ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1 - Blessed is the man[fn]
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:5 - Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:2 - How long must I take counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - You would shame the plans of the poor,
but[fn] the LORD is his refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:4 - May he grant you your heart’s desire
and fulfill all your plans!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:11 - Though they plan evil against you,
though they devise mischief, they will not succeed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:10 - The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:11 - The counsel of the LORD stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:5 - Come and see what God has done:
he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:24 - You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me to glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:7 - a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones,
and awesome above all who are around him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:13 - But they soon forgot his works;
they did not wait for his counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:43 - Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their purposes
and were brought low through their iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11 - for they had rebelled against the words of God,
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:1 - [fn] Praise the LORD!
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:25 - because you have ignored all my counsel
and would have none of my reproof,

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