Original Word: συμβουλεύω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sumbouleuó
Phonetic Spelling: (soom-bool-yoo'-o)
Short Definition: I give advice
Definition: I give advice, exhort; mid: I take counsel together, consult.

4823 symbouleúō (from 4862 /sýn, "identify with" and 1011 /bouleúō, "to plan," which is derived from 1012 /boulḗ, "a resolute plan") – properly, to consult (counsel) together, like when people plan something out together with high resolve (keeping to their pre-set goals).

The only positive use of 4823 (symbouleúō) occurs in Rev 3:18 which refers to the triune God – showing the three eternal Persons of the Godhead working in mutual resolve (holy agreement).

["Buy from Me" tacitly alludes to the tri-personal nature of the Lord, revealed by the glorified Christ.]

STRONGS NT 4823: συμβουλεύω

συμβουλεύω; 1 aorist συνεβούλευσα; 1 aorist middle συνεβουλευσαμην; from (Theognis, Sophocles), Herodotus down; the Sept. for יָעַץ; and נועַץ;

1. to give counsel: τίνι, John 18:14; followed by an infinitive Revelation 3:18.

2. Middle, to take counsel with others, take counsel together, to consult, deliberate: followed by ἵνα (see ἵνα, II. 2 a.), Matthew 26:4; John 11:53 (R G Tr marginal reading); followed by a telic infinitive, Acts 9:23."

deliberate, plot, advise

From sun and bouleuo; to give (or take) advice jointly, i.e. Recommend, deliberate or determine -- consult, (give, take) counsel (together).

see GREEK sun

see GREEK bouleuo

συμβεβούλευσαι συμβουλεύετε συμβουλεύοντες συμβουλευσάμενος συμβουλευσας συμβουλεύσας συμβουλεύσω συμβουλευω συμβουλεύω συμβουλεύων συμβουλίαι συμβουλίαν συμβουλίας συνεβούλευσα συνεβουλευσαντο συνεβουλεύσαντο συνεβουλεύσατο συνεβούλευσεν sumbouleuo sumbouleuō sumbouleusas sunebouleusanto symbouleuo symbouleuō symbouleúo symbouleúō symbouleusas symbouleúsas synebouleusanto synebouleúsantoInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts

Strong's Greek 4823
4 Occurrences

συμβουλεύω — 1 Occ.
συμβουλεύσας — 1 Occ.
συνεβουλεύσαντο — 2 Occ.

Matthew 26:4 V-AIM-3P
GRK: καὶ συνεβουλεύσαντο ἵνα τὸν
NAS: and they plotted together to seize
KJV: And consulted that they might take
INT: and they plotted together in order that

John 18:14 V-APA-NMS
GRK: Καιάφας ὁ συμβουλεύσας τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις
NAS: Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews
KJV: which gave counsel to the Jews,
INT: Caiaphas having given counsel to the Jews

Acts 9:23 V-AIM-3P
GRK: ἡμέραι ἱκαναί συνεβουλεύσαντο οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι
NAS: the Jews plotted together to do away
KJV: the Jews took counsel to kill
INT: days many consulted together the Jews

Revelation 3:18 V-PIA-1S
GRK: συμβουλεύω σοι ἀγοράσαι
NAS: I advise you to buy from Me gold
KJV: I counsel thee to buy
INT: I counsel you to buy

4 Occurrences