Quick Definition
I give advice
Strong's Definition
to give (or take) advice jointly, i.e. recommend, deliberate or determine
Derivation: from G4862 (σύν) and G1011 (βουλεύω);
KJV Usage: consult, (give, take) counsel (together)
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
συμβουλεύω; 1 aorist συνεβούλευσα; 1 aorist middle συνεβουλευσαμην; from (Theognis, Sophocles), Herodotus down; the Sept. for ιΘςΗυ; and πεςΗυ;
1. to give counsel: τίνι, Joh_18:14; followed by an infinitive Rev_3:18.
2. Middle, to take counsel with others, take counsel together, to consult, deliberate: followed by ἵνα (see ἵνα, II. 2 a.), Mat_26:4; Joh_11:53 (R G Tr marginal reading); followed by a telic infinitive, Act_9:23."
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
συμβουλεύω symbouleuō 4x
to counsel, advise, exhort, Joh_18:14 ; Rev_3:18 ;
mid. to consult together, plot, Mat_26:4 ; Act_9:23
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
συμβουλεύω
From G4862 and G1011
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
συμβουλεύω [page 597]
advise, counsel, (1) act. : cf. BGU IV. 1097 .8 (Claudius/Nero) (as amended Berichtigungen , p. 97) οὐ καλῶς ἐπο [ί ]ησα̣ς συνβουλεύσας αὐτῶι στρατ̣ε̣υ̣σασ̣θ̣αι , P Oxy XIV. 1762 .11 (ii/iii A.D.) ἵ ]να αὐτῷ τούτων συμβου [λε ]υ̣σῃς : cf. the pass, in ib. I. 118 .3 (late iii/A.D.) συμβουλευθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀξιολογωτάτου Ἀμμωνίωνος .
(2) mid. : P Petr II. 13 (6) .13 (B.C. 258 3) (as amended III. p. 110) ὡς ἂν σ̣[υ ]νβουλευσαμένωι φα [ίνηται , as it shall appear to you after you have considered the matter, OGIS 441 .19 (B.C. 81) Λεύκιος . [ . Σύλλας Ἐπαφρόδιτος δικτ ]άτωρ συγκλήτωι συ [νεβουλεύσατο πρὸ ἡμερῶν ἕξ ], and see Herwerden Lex. s.v.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
συμβουλεύω fut. σω "to advise, counsel", Lat. consulere alicui, c. dat. pers. et inf., "to advise" one to do a thing, Hdt. , Thuc. , etc. without the inf., ς. τινί τι Hdt. , Plat. ; ς. τι "to recommend" a measure, Hdt. , attic:—Pass., τὰ συμβουλευόμενα "the advice given", Xen. absol. "to advise, give advice", Soph. ; ὁ συμβουλεύων or -εύσας, "an adviser", Lat. auctor sententiae, Arist. Mid. "to consult with" a person, i. e. "ask" his "advice", Lat. consulere aliquem, c. dat., Hdt. , etc.: absol. "to consult, deliberate", Xen.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
1. to advise, counsel , Lat. consulere alicui, with dative pers. et infinitive, to advise one to do a thing, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.
2. without the infinitive, ς. τινί τι (Herdotus Historicus); ς. τι to recommend a measure, (Herdotus Historicus), attic:—;Pass., τὰ συμβουλευόμενα the advice given , (Xenophon Historicus)
3. absolute to advise, give advice , (Sophocles Tragicus); ὁ συμβουλεύων or -εύσας, an adviser , Lat. auctor sententiae, (Aristotle Philosopher)
4. Mid. to consult with a person, i. e. ask his advice , Lat. consulere aliquem, with dative, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.: absolute to consult, deliberate , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)