Counselor
σύμβουλοςStrong’s G4825sumboulos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Sumboulos is the Greek word usually translated “counselor”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?”
Meaning
Usually translated “counselor”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- counselor 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
σύμβουλος sumboulos · counselor
σύμβουλος, -ου, ὁ (σύν, βουλή), [in LXX for יָעַץ and cogn. forms ;] a counsellor, adviser: Rom.11:34 (LXX).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “counselor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COUNSELOR, noun
- Any person who gives advice; but properly one who is authorized by natural relationship, or by birth, office or profession, to advise another in regard to his future conduct and measures.
- The members of a counsel; one appointed to advise a king or chief magistrate, in regard to the administration of the government.
- One who is consulted by a client in a law case; one who gives advice in relation to a question of law; one whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.