Strong G4825σύμβουλος
counselor
- Transliteration
- sumboulos
- Pronunciation
- soom'-boo-los
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Detailed definition
σύμβουλος, -ου, ὁ
(σύν, βουλή), [in LXX for יָעַץ and cogn. forms;]
a counsellor, adviser: Rom.11:34 (LXX).†
(AS)
(σύν, βουλή), [in LXX for יָעַץ and cogn. forms;]
a counsellor, adviser: Rom.11:34 (LXX).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4825 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- counsellor1
First verses
- Romans 11:34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
σύμβουλ-ος, ὁ,
adviser, counsellor, in public or private affairs, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.24, 7.50, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1321, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.42, “IG” 22.832.16 (3rd c.BC), “PMich.Zen.” 57.6 (3rd c.BC), NT.Rom.11.34, etc.; σ. πονηρός 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.71: as _feminine_, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.1.13)]: with genitive person, one's adviser, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 175 (troch.), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 921, etc.: with _dative_, καί μοι γενοῦ ξ. [prev. author] “Nu.” 1481, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 8.39; μωρίᾳ ξ. τοῦ κασιγνήτου 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 1019, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.43: also with _genitive_ _of things_, σ. λόγου τοῦδέ μοι γένεσθε 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 170 (troch.); τῆς ἀρχῆς.. ξυμβούλοισιν.. ὑμῖν χρήσωμαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 518 (_anapaest meter_); τῶνδε σύμβουλοι πέρι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 86, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 319b; ὑπέρ τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.35: ξύμβουλός εἰμι,= συμβουλεύω)], advise, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 712, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 930e: opposed to συκοφάντης, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.189.)]
II as a title,
II.1 at Athens, the θεσμοθέται were empowered to appoint σύμβουλοι (perhaps in a private capacity), [Refs ([prev. author] 58.27.)]
II.2 at Sparta, a board of advisers sent with the general, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.63.)]
II.3 officers at Thurii, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1307b14.)]
II.4 = Latin legatus, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.35.4)]; also used to explanation Latin con-sul, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 4.76.)]
adviser, counsellor, in public or private affairs, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.24, 7.50, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1321, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.42, “IG” 22.832.16 (3rd c.BC), “PMich.Zen.” 57.6 (3rd c.BC), NT.Rom.11.34, etc.; σ. πονηρός 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.71: as _feminine_, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.1.13)]: with genitive person, one's adviser, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 175 (troch.), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 921, etc.: with _dative_, καί μοι γενοῦ ξ. [prev. author] “Nu.” 1481, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 8.39; μωρίᾳ ξ. τοῦ κασιγνήτου 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 1019, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.43: also with _genitive_ _of things_, σ. λόγου τοῦδέ μοι γένεσθε 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 170 (troch.); τῆς ἀρχῆς.. ξυμβούλοισιν.. ὑμῖν χρήσωμαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 518 (_anapaest meter_); τῶνδε σύμβουλοι πέρι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 86, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 319b; ὑπέρ τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.35: ξύμβουλός εἰμι,= συμβουλεύω)], advise, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 712, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 930e: opposed to συκοφάντης, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.189.)]
II as a title,
II.1 at Athens, the θεσμοθέται were empowered to appoint σύμβουλοι (perhaps in a private capacity), [Refs ([prev. author] 58.27.)]
II.2 at Sparta, a board of advisers sent with the general, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.63.)]
II.3 officers at Thurii, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1307b14.)]
II.4 = Latin legatus, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.35.4)]; also used to explanation Latin con-sul, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 4.76.)]