βουλή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< βούλομαι), [in LXX freq. for עֵצָה;]
counsel, purpose (in cl., esp. of the gods): Lk 23:51, Ac 4:285:3819:127:12, 42; pl., I Co 4:5; of the Divine purpose, He 6:17; τ. βουλὴν τ. θελήματος αὐτοῦ, Eph 1:11; β. τ. Θεοῦ, Lk 7:30, Ac 2:2313:3620:27.†