βουλεύω

bouleuō

to plan

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Strong’s G1011Verb6 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

will take counsel1

they plotted1

took counsel1

they were determining1

i purpose1

do i purpose1

In the text

Luke 14:31βουλεύσεται
Or 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?
John 11:53ἐβουλεύσαντο
So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
Acts 27:39ἐβουλεύοντο
When 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.
2 Corinthians 1:17βουλεύομαι
When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” and also “No, no”?

Abbott-Smith

βουλεύω
(βουλή), [in LXX chiefly for יעץ ;]
to take counsel, deliberate, resolve. In mid.,

1. to take counsel with oneself, consider: before εἰ, Luk.14:31.

2. to determine with oneself, resolve: with inf., Act.5:33 27:39; with accusative, 2Co.1:17; before ἵνα, Jhn.11:53 12:10 (cf. παρα-, συμ-).
† (AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.