Gloss
plan, purpose, will, decision
Forms of the word
Dictionary
βουλή, -ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration
boulē
Simplified transliteration
boule
Numbers
Strong's number
1012
GK Number
1087
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
12
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1b
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for βουλή
| Luke 7:30 | but the Pharisees and the lawyers (those who had not been baptized by John) rejected the purpose (boulēn | βουλήν | acc sg fem) of God for themselves. |
| Luke 23:51 | (He had not agreed with their decision (boulē | βουλῇ | dat sg fem) or their action.) He was from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God. |
| Acts 2:23 | this Jesus, delivered up according to the determined purpose (boulē | βουλῇ | dat sg fem) and foreknowledge of God, you, at the hands of those outside the law, executed by nailing him to a cross; |
| Acts 4:28 | to do whatever your hand and your plan (boulē | βουλή | nom sg fem) had predetermined to be. |
| Acts 5:38 | So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and leave them alone, for if this plan (boulē | βουλή | nom sg fem) or this undertaking be of men, it will fail; |
| Acts 13:36 | For David, after he had served the purpose (boulē | βουλῇ | dat sg fem) of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, |
| Acts 20:27 | for I did not shrink from announcing to you the whole purpose (boulēn | βουλήν | acc sg fem) of God. |
| Acts 27:12 | And since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority made a decision (boulēn | βουλήν | acc sg fem) to put out to sea from there, if somehow they might be able to reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there. |
| Acts 27:42 | It was the plan (boulē | βουλή | nom sg fem) of the soldiers to kill the prisoners, so none could escape by swimming away. |
| 1 Corinthians 4:5 | So then, stop passing judgment on anything before the time, before the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will disclose the motives (boulas | βουλάς | acc pl fem) of the heart. At that time praise will come to each from God. |
| Ephesians 1:11 | In Christ we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel (boulēn | βουλήν | acc sg fem) of his will, |
| Hebrews 6:17 | Because God wanted to show more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchanging nature of his purpose (boulēs | βουλῆς | gen sg fem), he confirmed it with an oath, |
