Lexical 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. |
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