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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, , (βούλομαι), from Homer down; often in the Sept. for עֵצָה; counsel, purpose: Luke 23:51 (where distinguished from πράξις); Acts 5:38; Acts 27:12 (see τίθημι, 1 a.), Acts 27:42; plural 1 Corinthians 4:5; 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; βουλὴ τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ the counsel of his will, Ephesians 1:11.
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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)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:6 -

“Let my soul not enter into their council;

Let not my glory be united with their assembly;

Because in their anger they killed [fn]men,

And in their self-will they hamstrung [fn]oxen.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:2 - and they rose up before Moses, [fn]together with some of the sons of Israel, 250 leaders of the congregation, [fn]those called upon by the assembly, men of renown.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:28 -

“For they are a nation where counsel perishes,

And there is no discernment in them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:30 - And all who saw it said, “Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen from the day when the sons of Israel came up from the land of Egypt to this day. Consider it; take counsel and speak up!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:7 - “Behold, all you sons of Israel, give your advice and counsel here.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31 - Now David informed them, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Yahweh, I pray, make the counsel of Ahithophel foolishness.”
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 I will now be your servant,’ then you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:20 -

Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your advice. What shall we do?”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:23 - Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if one asked of the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel regarded by both David and Absalom.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:7 - And Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has counseled is not good.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14 - Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Yahweh had [fn]ordained to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that Yahweh might bring calamity on Absalom.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:23 -

Now Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not [fn]followed. So he [fn]saddled his donkey and arose and went to his home, to his city, and [fn]set his house in order, and strangled himself; thus he died and was buried in the grave of his father.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:8 - But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had counseled him, and took counsel with the young men who grew up with him and stood before him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - And the king answered the people harshly, and he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had [fn]given him,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:14 - and 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.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:20 - “You say (but they are [fn]only empty words), ‘I have counsel and might for the war.’ Now on whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:19 -

Now from Manasseh also some defected to David when he was about to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul. But they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines after counsel sent him away, saying, “At the cost of our heads he may defect to his master Saul.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:8 - But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had counseled him, and took counsel with the young men who grew up with him and [fn]stood before him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13 - And the king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:14 - and he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “[fn]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.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:5 - He also walked according to their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to wage war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the [fn]Arameans struck [fn]Joram.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:5 - and hired counselors against them to frustrate their counsel all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:8 - and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the prince and the elders, all his possessions should be devoted to destruction and he himself separated from the assembly of the exiles.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:15 -

Now it happened that when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had thwarted their counsel, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:31 - to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their seed with words concerning their times of fasting and their crying out.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:12 -

“He frustrates the thoughts of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot attain success of sound wisdom.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13 -

“He catches the wise by their own craftiness,

And the counsel of the twisted is quickly thwarted.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:3 -

‘Is it good to You that You oppress,

That You reject the labor of Your hands,

And [fn]cause the counsel of the wicked to shine forth?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:13 -

“With Him are wisdom and might;

To Him belong counsel and discernment.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:7 -

“His [fn]vigorous stride is shortened,

And his own counsel brings him down.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:18 -

“Yet He filled their houses with good things,

But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 -

“To me they listened and waited,

And kept silent for my counsel.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:2 -

“Who is this that darkens counsel

By words without knowledge?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:3 -

‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’

Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,

Things too marvelous for me, which I did not know.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1 -

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,

Nor stand in the way of sinners,

Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:5 -

Therefore the wicked will not rise in the judgment,

Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:2 -

How long shall I take counsel in my soul,

Having sorrow in my heart all the day?

How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 -

You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted,

But Yahweh is his refuge.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:4 -

May He grant you your heart’s desire

And fulfill all your [fn]counsel!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:11 -

Though they [fn]intended evil against You

And devised a scheme,

They will not succeed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:10 -

Yahweh nullifies the counsel of the nations;

He frustrates the thoughts of the peoples.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:11 -

The counsel of Yahweh stands forever,

The thoughts of His heart from generation to generation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:5 -

Come and see the works of God,

Who is fearsome in His deeds toward the sons of men.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:24 -

With Your counsel You will lead me,

And afterward take me [fn]in glory.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:7 -

A God greatly dreaded in the council of the holy ones,

And [fn]fearsome above all those who are around Him?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:13 -

They quickly forgot His works;

They did not wait for His counsel,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:43 -

Many times He would deliver them;

But they were rebellious in their counsel,

And so they sank down in their iniquity.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11 -

Because they had rebelled against the words of God

And spurned the counsel of the Most High.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:1 -

Aleph

[fn]Praise Yah!

I will give thanks to Yahweh with all my heart,

Beth

In the council of the upright and in the congregation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:25 -

And you neglected all my counsel

And were not willing to accept my reproof;


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