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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.
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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 12 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:30 - But the Pharisees and the scholars of the Law rejected God’s purpose G1012 for themselves, not having been baptized by [fn]John.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:51 - (he had not consented to their counsel G1012 and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:23 - this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan G1012 and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of lawless men and put Him to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:28 - to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose G1012 predestined to occur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:38 - “So in the present case, I also say to you, stay away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan G1012 or [fn]action is of men, it will be overthrown;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:36 - “For David, after he had [fn]served the purpose G1012 of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid among his fathers and saw corruption;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:27 - “For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose G1012 of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:12 - And because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision G1012 to set sail from there, if somehow they could arrive at Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, to spend the winter there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:42 - Now the soldiers’ plan G1012 was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:5 - Therefore do not go on [fn]passing judgment before [fn]the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and make manifest the motives G1012 of hearts. And then each one’s praise will come to him from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:11 - In [fn]Him, we also [fn]have been made an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel G1012 of His will,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:17 - [fn]In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose G1012, guaranteed it with an oath,
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