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ΒΟΥΛΑ, βουλα

BOULA, boula

Sounds Like: BOO-lah

Translations: counsels, plans, purposes, decisions

From the root: ΒΟΥΛΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: The word 'ΒΟΥΛΑ' is the plural form of the feminine noun 'βουλή'. It refers to plans, purposes, or decisions, often implying a deliberate intention or a course of action that has been thought through. It can be used in contexts describing the intentions of God or humans.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G1012 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΟΥΛΗ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

  • ἈΒΟΥΛΗΤΟΝ — unadvised, unwilling, without counsel, not willed, not desired, not purposed
  • ΒΟΥΗΝ — will, purpose, counsel, plan
  • ΒΟΥΛΑΙ — counsels, plans, purposes, advice, a counsel, a plan, a purpose, an advice
  • ΒΟΥΛΑΙΣ — (to) counsels, (to) plans, (to) purposes, (to) advice
  • ΒΟΥΛΑΣ — counsels, plans, purposes, wills
  • ΒΟΥΛΕ — counsel, a counsel, purpose, a purpose, plan, a plan, will, a will, decision, a decision
  • ΒΟΥΛΗ — counsel, a counsel, plan, a plan, purpose, a purpose, will, a will, decision, a decision
  • ΒΟΥΛΗΝ — counsel, a counsel, plan, a plan, purpose, a purpose, will, a will
  • ΒΟΥΛΗΣ — of counsel, of purpose, of will, of plan, of advice, of deliberation
  • ΒΟΥΛΙ — counsel, a counsel, plan, a plan, purpose, a purpose, will, a will, advice, an advice, decision, a decision
  • ΒΟΥΛ‾Η‾ — counsel, plan, purpose, a counsel, a plan, a purpose

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