Word Summary
boulē: counsel
Original Word: βουλήTransliteration: boulē
Phonetic Spelling: (boo-lay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: counsel
Meaning: counsel
Strong's Concordance
advise, counsel.
From boulomai; volition, i.e. (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose -- + advise, counsel, will.
see GREEK boulomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1012: βουλήβουλή,
βουλῆς,
ἡ (
βούλομαι), from
Homer down; often in the
Sept. for
עֵצָה;
counsel, purpose:
Luke 23:51 (where distinguished from
ἡ πρᾶξις);
Acts 5:38;
Acts 27:12 (see
τίθημι, 1 a.), 42; plural
1 Corinthians 4:5;
ἡ βουλή 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 τήν βουλήν τοῦ Θεοῦ all the contents of the divine plan,
Acts 20:27;
ἡ βουλή τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ the counsel of his will,
Ephesians 1:11.