verb
bouleuemō
Greekβουλεύομαι (bouleuomai)
Strong’sG1011
I deliberate, take counsel
stem bouleu-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βουλεύω
(< βουλή), [in LXX chiefly for יעץ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1011 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbool-yoo'-o
to advise, i.e. (reflexively) deliberate, or (by implication) resolve
Fromfrom G1012;
King Jamesconsult, take counsel, determine, be minded, purpose.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| bouleuemōβουλεύομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular | plan | 2× |
| bouleueleἐβουλεύοντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural | planned | 1× |
| bouleuetiβουλεύσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | consider | 1× |
| bouleuelaἐβουλεύσαντο | happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural | plotted | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bouleuemō2×βουλεύομαι | bouleueme | bouleuemi | bouleuema | bouleuemē | bouleuemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | bouleuesō | bouleuese | bouleuesi | bouleuesa | bouleuesē | bouleueselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bouleuetō | bouleuete | bouleueti1×βουλεύσεται | bouleueta | bouleuetē | bouleuetelē |
| we 1st person plural | bouleuenō | bouleuene | bouleueni | bouleuena | bouleuenē | bouleuenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bouleuevō | bouleueve | bouleuevi | bouleueva | bouleuevē | bouleuevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | bouleuelō | bouleuele1×ἐβουλεύοντο | bouleueli | bouleuela2×ἐβουλεύσαντο | bouleuelē | bouleuelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bouleuemeiō | bouleuemeia | bouleuemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | bouleueseiō | bouleueseia | bouleueseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bouleueteiō | bouleueteia | bouleueteiē |
| we 1st person plural | bouleueneiō | bouleueneia | bouleueneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bouleueveiō | bouleueveia | bouleueveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | bouleueleiō | bouleueleia | bouleueleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | bouleuesōr | bouleuesar | bouleuesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bouleuetōr | bouleuetar | bouleuetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | bouleuevōr | bouleuevar | bouleuevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | bouleuelōr | bouleuelar | bouleuelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bouleuemoiō | bouleuemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | bouleuesoiō | bouleuesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bouleuetoiō | bouleuetoia |
| we 1st person plural | bouleuenoiō | bouleuenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | bouleuevoiō | bouleuevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | bouleueloiō | bouleueloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | bouleuerō | bouleueri | bouleuera | bouleuerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | bouleuerōtos | bouleueritos | bouleueratos | bouleuerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
bouleu 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
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
bouleuemō“plan”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular2×
2 Corinthians 1:17“plan”houtem oun boulerōtos mēti ara ta elafria chrema? ē heim bouleuemō kata sarxan bouleuemō, hina ateiō para mi tem Nai nai kai tem Ou ou?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”?
2 Corinthians 1:17“plan”houtem oun boulerōtos mēti ara ta elafria chrema? ē heim bouleuemō kata sarxan bouleuemō, hina ateiō para mi tem Nai nai kai tem Ou ou?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”?
bouleuele“planned”was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 27:39“planned”Hote de hēmeras gineta, tan gēan ouk epignōskale, kolpon de tinon katanoale echarōton aigialon eis hon bouleuele ei duneloiō exōthara tem ploiem.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.
bouleueti“consider”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 14:31“consider”ē tinos basilevos poreuerōtos hetero basilevo sumballara eis polemon ouchi kathizaratos prōtem bouleueti ei dunatos atō en deka chiliadai hupantara to meta eikosi chiliadaiu ercherōto epi auton?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?
bouleuela“plotted”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural2×
John 11:53“plotted”apo ekeinau oun tau hēmerau bouleuela hina apokteinaleia auton.So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
John 12:10“decided”bouleuela de tois archierevois hina kai ton Lazaron apokteinaleia,So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,