Word Summary
symbouleuō: to take counsel together, advise
Original Word: συμβουλεύωTransliteration: symbouleuō
Phonetic Spelling: (soom-bool-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to take counsel together, advise
Meaning: to take counsel together, advise
Strong's Concordance
deliberate, plot, advise
From sun and bouleuo; to give (or take) advice jointly, i.e. Recommend, deliberate or determine -- consult, (give, take) counsel (together).
see GREEK sun
see GREEK bouleuo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4823: συμβουλεύωσυμβουλεύω; 1 aorist
συνεβούλευσα; 1 aorist middle
συνεβουλευσαμην; from (
Theognis,
Sophocles),
Herodotus down; the
Sept. for
יָעַץ; and
נועַץ;
1. to give counsel: τίνι, John 18:14; followed by an infinitive Revelation 3:18.
2. Middle, to take counsel with others, take counsel together, to consult, deliberate: followed by ἵνα (see ἵνα, II. 2 a.), Matthew 26:4; John 11:53 (R G Tr marginal reading); followed by a telic infinitive, Acts 9:23."