verb
sumbouleuomō
Strong’sG4823
I give advice
stem sumbouleu-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
συμ-βουλεύω
[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 G4823 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
advise, counsel, with dative person et infinitive, advise one to do a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ συμβουλεύων Ερξῃ στρατεύεσθαι advising him not.., Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, συμβουλεύω.. συμβῆναι ὑμᾶς I advise that you should.., Refs 5th c.BC+
2 without infinitive, σ. τινί τι Refs 6th c.BC+; σ. τι recommend a measure, τὰ ἄριστα Refs 5th c.BC+ give advice, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, συμβουλεύεταί τι advice is given, Refs 5th c.BC+res de consilii sententia actae, Refs 1st c.BC+; of persons, to be advised, ὑπό τινος Refs 3rd c.AD+
3 followed by a relative, σ. περί τινος ὡς.. Refs 5th c.BC+
4 absolutely, advise, give advice, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ συμβουλεύων or -εύσας adviser, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ συμβουλεύοντα τῶν ποιημάτων didactic poems, Refs 5th c.BC+
II middle, consult with a person, i.e. ask his advice, τινι Refs 5th c.BC+; τι in a matter, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τι μετά τινος debate a matter with another, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, consult, deliberate, Refs 5th c.BC+ —active and middle opposed, συμβουλευομένου ἂν συμβουλεύσειε τὰ ἄριστα if one asked his advice he would give him the best, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 = active, Refs 8th c.BC+
II.3 agree, make a contract, θύρας λιθίνης ἧς συνεβουλεύσατο κόψαι Refs 3rd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sumbouleuamōσυμβουλεύω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | counsel | 1× |
| sumbouleuelaσυνεβουλεύσαντο | happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural | plotted | 2× |
| sumbouleuarantosσυμβουλεύσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | advised | 1× |
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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuamō1×συμβουλεύω | sumbouleuame | sumbouleuami | sumbouleuama | sumbouleuamē | sumbouleuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuasō | sumbouleuase | sumbouleuasi | sumbouleuasa | sumbouleuasē | sumbouleuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuatō | sumbouleuate | sumbouleuati | sumbouleuata | sumbouleuatē | sumbouleuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleuanō | sumbouleuane | sumbouleuani | sumbouleuana | sumbouleuanē | sumbouleuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuavō | sumbouleuave | sumbouleuavi | sumbouleuava | sumbouleuavē | sumbouleuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleualō | sumbouleuale | sumbouleuali | sumbouleuala | sumbouleualē | sumbouleualelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuomō | sumbouleuome | sumbouleuomē | sumbouleuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuosō | sumbouleuose | sumbouleuosē | sumbouleuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuotō | sumbouleuote | sumbouleuotē | sumbouleuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleuonō | sumbouleuone | sumbouleuonē | sumbouleuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuovō | sumbouleuove | sumbouleuovē | sumbouleuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleuolō | sumbouleuole | sumbouleuolē | sumbouleuolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuemi | sumbouleuema |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuesi | sumbouleuesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleueti | sumbouleueta |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleueni | sumbouleuena |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuevi | sumbouleueva |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleueli | sumbouleuela2×συνεβουλεύσαντο |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuameiō | sumbouleuameia | sumbouleuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuaseiō | sumbouleuaseia | sumbouleuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuateiō | sumbouleuateia | sumbouleuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleuaneiō | sumbouleuaneia | sumbouleuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuaveiō | sumbouleuaveia | sumbouleuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleualeiō | sumbouleualeia | sumbouleualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuomeiō | sumbouleuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuoseiō | sumbouleuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuoteiō | sumbouleuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleuoneiō | sumbouleuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuoveiō | sumbouleuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleuoleiō | sumbouleuoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleueseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleueteia |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleueneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleueveia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleueleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuasōr | sumbouleuasar | sumbouleuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuatōr | sumbouleuatar | sumbouleuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuavōr | sumbouleuavar | sumbouleuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleualōr | sumbouleualar | sumbouleualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuosōr | sumbouleuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuotōr | sumbouleuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuovōr | sumbouleuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleuolōr | sumbouleuolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuevar |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleuelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuamoiō | sumbouleuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuasoiō | sumbouleuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuatoiō | sumbouleuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleuanoiō | sumbouleuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuavoiō | sumbouleuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleualoiō | sumbouleualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleuoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuetoia |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleuenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleueloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sumbouleuarō | sumbouleuari | sumbouleuara | sumbouleuarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sumbouleuorō | sumbouleuorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sumbouleueri | sumbouleuera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sumbouleuarōntos | sumbouleuarintos | sumbouleuarantos1×συμβουλεύσας | sumbouleuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sumbouleuorōntos | sumbouleuorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sumbouleuerintos | sumbouleuerantos |
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
sumbouleu 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
sumbouleuamō“counsel”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Revelation 3:18sumbouleuamō si agorazara para mu chrusiem purorēntem …I counsel you to buy from Me gold …
sumbouleuela“plotted”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 26:4“plotted”kai sumbouleuela hina ton Iēsun dolo krataleia kai …and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
Acts 9:23“plotted”Hōs de plērole hēmerais hikanais, sumbouleuela tois Ioudaiois anairara auton;After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
sumbouleuarantos“advised”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
John 18:14ate de Kaiafos tos sumbouleuarantos toi Ioudaioi hoti sumferatō henon anthrōpon …Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be …