Word Study · Strong's G1011 · Greek

βουλεύω

bouleuo

bool-yoo'-o

Strong's 1890 spelling: bouleúō

“to advise, i.e. (reflexively) deliberate, or (by implication) resolve”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to advise, i.e. (reflexively) deliberate, or (by implication) resolve

Rendered in the KJV as

consult, take counsel, determine, be minded, purpose.

6
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 6 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

ἐβουλεύσαντο2
βουλεύομαι1
βουλεύομαι,1
βουλεύσεται1
ἐβουλεύοντο,1

How it is rendered · 6

do I purpose,1
I purpose1
they plotted1
they were determining1
Took counsel1
will take counsel1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 4

verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, statement · 3rd person plural2
verb · present deponent, statement · 1st person singular2
verb · future middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singular1
verb · imperfect deponent, statement · 3rd person plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-ADI-3P · 2
V-PNI-1S · 2
V-FDI-3S · 1
V-INI-3P · 1

All 6, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

John2 of 6 · 33%
2 Corinthians2 of 6 · 33%
Luke1 of 6 · 17%
Acts1 of 6 · 17%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 14:31βουλεύσεταιbouleusetaiverb · future middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singularOr what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?here: will take counsel

John2 occurrences

Acts1 occurrence

Acts 27:39ἐβουλεύοντο,ebouleuontoverb · imperfect deponent, statement · 3rd person pluralWhen daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.here: they were determining

2 Corinthians2 occurrences

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