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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 9 times in 9 verses in 'Job' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:12 -

“He frustrates the thoughts of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot attain success of sound wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13

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“He catches the wise by their own craftiness,

And the counsel of the twisted is quickly thwarted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:3

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‘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?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:13

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“With Him are wisdom and might;

To Him belong counsel and discernment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:7

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“His [fn]vigorous stride is shortened,

And his own counsel brings him down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:18

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“Yet He filled their houses with good things,

But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 -

“To me they listened and waited,

And kept silent for my counsel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:2 -

“Who is this that darkens counsel

By words without knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:3

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.

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