noun · feminine
boulas
Greekβουλή (boulē)
Strong’sG1012
counsel, deliberate wisdom
stem boul-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βουλή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< βούλομαι), [in LXX freq. for עֵצָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1012 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidboo-lay'
volition, i.e. (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose
Fromfrom G1014;
King James+ advise, counsel, will.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | boulas3×βουλὴ | boulais |
| object accusative | boulan4×βουλὴν | boulain1×βουλὰς |
| direct address vocative | boular | boulair |
| of, belonging to genitive | boulau1×βουλῆς | boulaiu |
| to, for dative | boula3×βουλῇ | boulai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
boula is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
boulas“plan”subjectnominative singular3×
Acts 4:28“plan”poiara hoseim tas cheiras su kai tas boulas proorizata ginera.They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
Acts 5:38“plan”kai teim nun legamō vi, afistanavar apo toiu anthrōpoiu houtoiu kai afiēkavar autoin; hoti ean ateiō ek anthrōpoiu tas boulas houtas ē tem ergem houtem, kataluiti,So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
Acts 27:42“plan”toiu de stratiōtoiu boulas gineta hina toin desmōtoin apokteinaleia, mē tinos ekkolumbaratos diafeugateia;The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
boulan“purpose”objectaccusative singular4×
Luke 7:30“purpose”tois de Farisaiois kai tois nomikois tan boulan tou theou athetala eis heautoin, mē baptiziratois hupo autou.But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
Acts 20:27“purpose”ouk gar hupostellema teu mē anangellara pantan tan boulan tou theou vi.For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
Acts 27:12“decision”aneuthetou de tou limēnou huparcharōtou pros paracheimasian tois polloterois tithela boulan anagira ekeithen, ei pōs duneloiō katantaratois eis Foinixon paracheimazara, limēnon tau Krētau bleparōton kata lipson kai kata chōron.Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
Ephesians 1:11“counsel”en ho kai klērina prooriziratois kata prothesian tou teim panteim energarōtou kata tan boulan teu thelēmeu autou,In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
boulau“purpose”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 6:17“purpose”en he perissoterem boulerōtos tos theos epideiknuara toi klēronomoi tau epangeliau tem ametathetem tau boulau autou mesiteuata horko,So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
boula“plan”to, fordative singular3×
Luke 23:51“plan”houtos ouk ate sunkatatitherētos ta boula kai ta praxia autoiu apo Harimathaiau politau toiu Ioudaioiu, hos prosdechete tan basileian tou theou,who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
Acts 2:23“plan”houton ta horizirēta boula kai prognōsia tou theou ekdoton dia cheirau anomoiu prospēgnuaratois anairava,He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
Acts 13:36“purpose”David men gar idia genea hupēretaratos ta tou theou boula koimita kai prostithita pros toin patēroin autou kai horata diafthoran,For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
boulain“counsels”objectaccusative plural1×
1 Corinthians 4:5“counsels”hōste mē pro kairou tinem krinavōr, heōs an erchateia tos kurios, hos kai fōtizati teim krupteim teu skoteu kai fanerati tain boulain taiu kardiaiu, kai tote tos epainos gineti hekasto apo tou theou.Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.