ΒΟΥΛ‾Η‾, βουλ‾η‾
BOUL‾Ē‾, boul‾ē‾
Sounds Like: boo-LEE
Translations: counsel, plan, purpose, a counsel, a plan, a purpose
From the root: ΒΟΥΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation for ΒΟΥΛΗΝ (boulēn), which is the accusative singular form of the noun ΒΟΥΛΗ (boulē). It refers to a counsel, plan, or purpose, often implying a deliberate decision or intention. It can be used to describe the will or purpose of God, or the plans of humans.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1012 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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
- ΒΟΥΛΑ — counsels, plans, purposes, decisions
- 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
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