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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.
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 32 times in 29 verses in 'Isa' in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:9 -

[fn]The expression of their faces answers against them,

And they declare their sin like Sodom;

They do not even conceal it.

Woe to their soul!

For they have dealt out evil on themselves.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:2 -

In that day the Branch of Yahweh will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the [fn]honor of those of Israel who escape.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:19 -

Who say, “Let Him hurry, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it;

And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near

And come to pass, that we may know it!”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:5 - ‘Because Aram, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has counseled evil against you, saying,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:7 - thus says Lord Yahweh: “It shall not stand, nor shall it happen.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:10 -

“Devise counsel, but it will be thwarted;

Speak a word, but it will not stand,

For [fn]God is with us.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:6 -

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;

And the government will [fn]rest on His shoulders;

And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:25 - “For in a very little while My indignation against you will end and My anger will be directed to their destruction.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2 -

The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on Him,

The spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The spirit of counsel and might,

The spirit of knowledge and the fear of Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:26 - “This is the counsel that is counseled against the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out against all the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:3 -

“Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied to destruction within them;

And I will confuse their counsel,

So that they will seek idols and ghosts of the dead

And to [fn]mediums and spiritists.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11 -

The princes of [fn]Zoan are merely ignorant fools;

The counsel of Pharaoh’s wisest counselors has become [fn]senseless.

How can you men say to Pharaoh,

“I am a son of the wise, a son of the kings of old”?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:17 - And the land of Judah will become a [fn]terror to Egypt; everyone [fn]to whom it is mentioned will be in dread of it because of the counsel of Yahweh of hosts which He is counseling against them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:1 -

O Yahweh, You are my God;

I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name;

For You have worked wonders,

Counsels formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:7 -

And on this mountain He will swallow up the [fn]covering which is over all peoples,

Even the veil which is [fn]stretched over all nations.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:8 -

For all the tables are full of filthy vomit, without a single clean place.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:15 -

Woe to those who deeply hide their counsel from Yahweh,

And whose deeds are done in a dark place,

And they say, “Who sees us?” or “Who knows us?”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:1 -

“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares Yahweh,

“Who execute counsel, but not Mine,

And [fn]make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,

In order to add sin to sin,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:6 -

Return to Him against whom [fn]you have deeply rebelled, O sons of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7 -

As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;

He counsels wicked schemes

To wreak destruction on the afflicted with lying words,

Even though the needy one speaks justly.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:8 -

But the noble man counsels noble plans;

And by noble plans he rises up.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:5 - “I say, ‘Your counsel and might for the war are only [fn]empty words.’ Now in whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:21 -

“Bring near your case,” Yahweh says.

“Bring forward your mighty arguments,”

The King of Jacob says.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:25 -

Causing the [fn]omens of boasters to be annulled,

And [fn]making fools out of diviners,

Causing wise men to turn back,

And [fn]making foolishness out of their knowledge,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:26 -

Confirming the word of His servant

And the counsel of His messengers He will complete

And being the One who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’

And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built.’

And I will raise up her waste places again.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:10 -

Declaring the end from the beginning,

And from ancient times things which have not been done,

Saying, ‘My counsel will be established,

And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:13 -

“You are wearied with your many counsels;

Let now the astrologers,

Those who behold visions by the stars,

Those who predict by the new moons,

Stand up and save you from what will come upon you.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:7 -

Let the wicked forsake his way

And the unrighteous man his thoughts;

And let him return to Yahweh,

And He will have compassion on him,

And to our God,

For He will abundantly pardon.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:8 -

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,

Nor are your ways My ways,” declares Yahweh.

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