Dictionary entry

συμβουλεύω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

συμ-βουλεύω

[in LXX chiefly for יעץ;]

1. to advise, counsel: c. dat. pers., Jo 18:14; id. seq. inf., Re 3:18.

2. Mid., to take counsel, consult: seq. ἵνα, Mt 26:4 ("reciprocal middle," v. M, Pr., 157); c. inf., Ac 9:23.†