Dictionary entry

βουλεύω

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

βουλεύω

(< βουλή), [in LXX chiefly for יעץ;]

to take counsel, deliberate, resolve. In mid.,

1. to take counsel with oneself, consider: seq. εἰ, Lk 14:31.

2. to determine with oneself, resolve: c. inf., Ac 5:33 27:39; c. acc., II Co 1:17; seq. ἵνα, Jo 11:53 12:10 (cf. παρα-, συμ-).†