Counsel

see under ADVICE.

"a councillor with," occurs in Rom 11:34.

"to take counsel, to resolve," is used in the Middle Voice in the NT, "took counsel" in Act 5:33, AV (RV translates boulomai); both in Act 27:39; in Luk 14:31, RV "take counsel" (AV, "consulteth"); in Joh 11:53, AV and RV (so the best mss.); Joh 12:10, RV, "took counsel," for AV, "consulted;" in 2Co 1:17 (twice), "purpose." See CONSULT, MINDED, PURPOSE.

in the Active Voice, "to advise, to counsel," Joh 18:14, "gave counsel;" in Rev 3:18, "I counsel;" in the Middle Voice, "to take cousel, consult," Mat 26:4, RV, "took counsel together," for AV, "consulted;" Act 9:23, "took counsel" (RV adds "together"); in some mss. Joh 11:53. See CONSULT.