"mid., to give counsel; to deliberate, Lk. 14:31; Jn. 12:10; 11:53; to purpose, determine, Acts 27:39; 2 Cor. 1:17 (2x)*"
Definition and meaning
mid., to give counsel; to deliberate, Lk. 14:31; Jn. 12:10; 11:53; to purpose, determine, Acts 27:39; 2 Cor. 1:17 (2x)*
In the original Greek the word is written: βουλεύω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of bouleuo (G1011) across the King James Bible.
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
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Common questions
Strong's G1011 (bouleuo) is a Greek word that means: mid., to give counsel; to deliberate, Lk. 14:31; Jn. 12:10; 11:53; to purpose, determine, Acts 27:39; 2 Cor. 1:17 (2x)* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word bouleuo (G1011) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1011 is bouleuo, a Greek word defined as: mid., to give counsel; to deliberate, Lk. 14:31; Jn. 12:10; 11:53; to purpose, determine, Acts 27:39; 2 Cor. 1:17 (2x)*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
bouleuo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.