βουλεύωbouleúō
to take counsel, deliberate, resolve.
Greek (New Testament) · G1011
Meanings
In middle
1. to take counsel with oneself, consider: followed by εἰ, Luke 14:31.
2. to determine with oneself, resolve: with infinitive, Acts 5:33, Acts 27:39; with accusative, 2 Corinthians 1:17; followed by ἵνα, John 11:53, John 12:10 (cf. παρα-, συμ-).
Same root
- βουλήboulḗ · G1012volition, i.e. (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose
- συμβουλεύωsymbouleúō · G4823to give (or take) advice jointly, i.e. recommend, deliberate or determine
- βουλευτήςbouleutḗs · G1010an adviser, i.e. (specially) a councillor or member of the Jewish Sanhedrin
- παραβουλεύομαιparabouleúomai · G3851to misconsult, i.e. disregard
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Luke 14:31 “Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him?
- John 11:53 So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death.
- John 12:10 Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too,
- Acts 27:39 When morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get to shore by running the ship aground.
- 2 Corinthians 1:17 You may be asking why I changed my plan. Do you think I make my plans carelessly? Do you think I am like people of the world who say “Yes” when they really mean “No”?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.