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Koine Greek wordlink #121028

SR GNT 2 Cor 1:17 βουλεύομαι (bouleuomai) ‘I am counselling according_to flesh I am counselling in_order_that may_be with’ Strongs=10110 Lemma=bouleuō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=middle person=1st number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form βουλεύομαι (V-IPM1··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βουλεύομαι’ (V-IPM1··S) is always and only glossed as ‘I am counselling’.

2 Cor 1:17 ‘I resorted or what I am counselling according_to flesh I am counselling’ SR GNT 2 Cor 1:17 word 13

OET-LV: 17 Therefore this wishing, surely _not consequently to_ the _lightness I _resorted? Or what I _am _counselling, according _to flesh I _am _counselling, in _order _that may _be with me the Yes, yes, and which No, no? (CO2_1:17)

OET-RV: 17 Was I just being light-headed when I hoped for that? Or what was I thinking? Was I just thinking in worldly ways where yes, I might, and at the same time, no, I might not? (CO2 1:17)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘bouleuō’ have 5 different glosses: ‘will_be counselling’, ‘I am counselling’, ‘they were counselling’, ‘they counselled’, ‘counselled’.

Greek words (3) other than βουλεύομαι (V-IPM1··S) with a gloss related to ‘counselling’

LUKE 14:31 βουλεύσεται (bouleusetai) V-IFM3··S ‘not having sat_down first will_be counselling whether powerful he is’ SR GNT Luke 14:31 word 17

OET-LV: 31 Or what king going to _encounter with _another king in war, not having _sat _down first will _be _counselling whether he _is powerful with ten thousands to _meet with _the one with twenty thousands coming against him? (LUK_14:31)

OET-RV: 31 Or what king would go off to war against another king, if he hadn’t previously sat down with his generals to figure out if their ten thousand soldiers are powerful enough to battle the other king bringing twenty thousand against him? (LUK 14:31)

ACTs 27:39 ἐβουλεύοντο (ebouleuonto) V-IIM3··P ‘a shore on which they were counselling if they might_be able to preserve’ SR GNT Acts 27:39 word 20

OET-LV: 39 And when day became, they _were_ not _recognizing the land, but were _observing a_certain bay having a_shore, on which they _were _counselling, if they _might _be _able to _preserve the ship. (ACT_27:39)

OET-RV: 39 Once it became light, they saw that they were close to shore in a bay but didn’t recognise the place. After some discussion, they decided to try to save the ship (ACT 27:39)

REV 3:18 Συμβουλεύω (Sumbouleuō) V-IPA1··S Lemma=sumbouleuō ‘I am counselling to you to buy from’ SR GNT Rev 3:18 word 1

OET-LV: 18 I _am _counselling to _you to _buy from me gold having _been _refined by fire, in _order _that you _may _be _rich, and clothes white, in _order _that you _may _clothe yourself, and not may _be _revealed the shame of _the nakedness of _you, and eyesalve to _rub _in the eyes of _you, in _order _that you _may _be _seeing. (REV_3:18)

OET-RV: 18 I advise you to buy gold from me that’s been refined by fire so that you might get rich, and buy white clothes so that you can dress yourself so that the shame of your nakedness might not be displayed, and buy ointment to rub on your eyes so that you’ll be able to see. (REV 3:18)

Key: V=verb