verb
sumbouleuemō
Greekσυμβουλεύω (sumbouleuō)
Strong’sG4823
I give advice
stem sumbouleu-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| sumbouleuaratosσυμβουλεύσας | 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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuemō | sumbouleueme | sumbouleuemi | sumbouleuema | sumbouleuemē | sumbouleuemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuesō | sumbouleuese | sumbouleuesi | sumbouleuesa | sumbouleuesē | sumbouleueselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuetō | sumbouleuete | sumbouleueti | sumbouleueta | sumbouleuetē | sumbouleuetelē |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleuenō | sumbouleuene | sumbouleueni | sumbouleuena | sumbouleuenē | sumbouleuenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuevō | sumbouleueve | sumbouleuevi | sumbouleueva | sumbouleuevē | sumbouleuevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleuelō | sumbouleuele | sumbouleueli | sumbouleuela2×συνεβουλεύσαντο | sumbouleuelē | sumbouleuelelē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuemeiō | sumbouleuemeia | sumbouleuemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleueseiō | sumbouleueseia | sumbouleueseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleueteiō | sumbouleueteia | sumbouleueteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleueneiō | sumbouleueneia | sumbouleueneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleueveiō | sumbouleueveia | sumbouleueveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleueleiō | sumbouleueleia | sumbouleueleiē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuesōr | sumbouleuesar | sumbouleuesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuetōr | sumbouleuetar | sumbouleuetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuevōr | sumbouleuevar | sumbouleuevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleuelōr | sumbouleuelar | sumbouleuelēr |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumbouleuemoiō | sumbouleuemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumbouleuesoiō | sumbouleuesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumbouleuetoiō | sumbouleuetoia |
| we 1st person plural | sumbouleuenoiō | sumbouleuenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumbouleuevoiō | sumbouleuevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumbouleueloiō | 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 or for itself middle voice | sumbouleuerō | sumbouleueri | sumbouleuera | sumbouleuerē |
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 | sumbouleuarōtos | sumbouleuaritos | sumbouleuaratos1×συμβουλεύσας | sumbouleuarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sumbouleuerōtos | sumbouleueritos | sumbouleueratos | sumbouleuerētos |
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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
sumbouleuamō“counsel”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Revelation 3:18“counsel”sumbouleuamō si agorazara para mu chrusiem purirētem ek pureu hina ploutaseia, kai himatieim leukeim hina periballeseia kai mē faneriteia tas aischunas tau gumnotau su, kai kollouriem enchriara toin ofthalmoin su hina blepaseiō.I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
sumbouleuela“plotted”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 26:4“plotted”kai sumbouleuela hina ton Iēsun dolo krataleia kai apokteinaleia;and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
Acts 9:23“plotted”Hōs de plērile hēmerais hikanais, sumbouleuela tois Ioudaiois anairara auton;After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
sumbouleuaratos“advised”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
John 18:14“advised”ate de Kaiafaos tos sumbouleuaratos toi Ioudaioi hoti sumferatō henon anthrōpon apothnēskara huper tou laou.Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.