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Gloss
take counsel, deliberate
βουλ-εύω, Il. 2.379 , etc.,aor.
A.
ἐβούλευσα
Od. 5.23
, etc., Ep.
βούλ-
Il. 14.464
:pf.
βεβούλευκα
S. OT 701
:— Med. and Pass. ,v.infr.: (βουλή):—take counsel, deliberate, in past tenses,determineorresolve after deliberation:
1. abs., ὣς βουλεύσαντε
Il. 1.531
;βουλευέμεν ἠδὲ μάχεσθαι in councilor in battle, Od. 14.491 ; β. ὅπως ὄχ' ἄριστα γένοιτο
9.420
, cf. 11.229 ; δυσμενέεσσι φόνου πέρι β.
16.234
Browse lexicon entries;ἔς γε μίαν βουλεύσομεν(sc.βουλήν) weshall agreeto one plan, Il. 2.379 ; θυμῷ β.
, Th. 3.28 , 5.116 : in Prose, chiefly Med. in this sense,v.infr. B.
2. c. acc. rei,deliberate on, plan, devise, β. βουλάς
, al.;οὐ . . τοῦτον μὲν ἐβούλευσας νόον αὐτή; Od. 5.23 ; ὁδόν
: c. dat. pers., τῷ γάρ ῥα θεοὶ βούλευσαν ὄλεθρον
, cf. Hdt. 9.110 ; θάνατόν τινι
, Th. 1.120 , Pl. R. 442b :pf. βεβούλευμαι(usu. in med. sense,v.infr. B):—to be determinedorplanned, ψῆφος κατ' αὐτῶν βουλεύσεται
, cf. Hdt. 7.10 .δ́; τὰ βεβουλευμένα,
= βουλεύματα , Id. 4.128 ; τὰ βουλευόμενα
3. c.inf.,take counsel, resolveto do, τὸν μὲν ἐγὼ βούλευσα . . οὐτάμεναι
, cf. Hdt. 1.73 , 6.52 , 61 , etc.:— Pass. , τοῖσι ἐβεβούλευτο τὸ παιδίον προσουδίσαι
II. give counsel, τὰ λῷστα β.
: c. dat. pers.,advise, ἵνα σφίσι βουλεύησθα
III. sit in council, of the Spartanγέροντες, Hdt. 6.57 ;to be a member of a βουλή, Arist. Pol. 1282a30 ; esp.of the Council of
500 at Athens, Antipho 6.45 , And. 1.75 , X. Mem. 1.1.18 , Arist. Ath. 62.3 ; ἡ βουλὴ ἡ βουλεύουσα
;βουλὴν β. to be a member of the β., ib. 20 ; βουλεύειν λαχών
, Ch. 718 , Th. 1.43 , Pl. Smp. 174d :aor.
, S. El. 385 , Th. 1.69 , E. Supp. 248 , Pl. Chrm. 176c (also in pass. sense,v.supr.):—more freq. in Att. Prose than Act. ,
1. abs.,take counsel with oneself, deliberate, Hdt. 7.10 .δ́, Arist. EN 1112b11 , 20 ; παραχρῆμα οὐδὲ -σάμενος
; περὶ τοῦ μέλλοντος τῶν οἰκείων
, cf. Pl. Phdr. 231a ; περί τι
;ὑπέρ τινοςib. 428d ; πρὸς τὴν γεγενημένην ξυμφοράν
: c. acc. cogn., β. βούλευμα
, etc.; ἴσον τι ἢ δίκαιον
Act. ,take counsel, πρός τινας
2. act as member of council, and sooriginate measures, β. καὶ κρίνειν
;τὸ βουλευόμενονib. 1291a28 .
3. c. acc. rei,determine with oneself, resolve on, κακὴν ἀπάτην βουλεύσατο
( Med. here only in Hom. ); ἀλλοῖόν τι περί τινος
4. c.inf.,resolveto do, Hdt. 3.134 , Pl. Chrm. 176c .
5. rarely folld. by Relat.,β. ὅ τι ποιήσειςibid.;β. ὅπως. . withsubj., X. Cyr. 1.4.13 ;β. πῶς τις, c.fut., Id. An. 3.4.40 ; πῶς καὶ τί πρακτέον εἴη
References
- Od. 5.23
- Il. 14.464
- S. OT 701
- Il. 1.531
- Od. 14.491
- 9.420
- 11.229
- 16.234
- Il. 2.379
- Od. 12.58
- Hdt. 1.120
- Th. 3.28
- 5.116
- B.
- Il. 24.652
- 1.444
- Il. 10.311
- 398
- Od. 23.217
- 14.296
- Hdt. 9.110
- Pl. Lg. 872a
- Od. 5.179
- A. Pers. 758
- Id. Ag. 1223
- Hdt. 1.210
- A. Th. 198
- Hdt. 7.157
- Th. 1.120
- Pl. R. 442b
- A.
- Id. Pr. 998
- Hdt. 7.10
- Id. 4.128
- X. Cyr. 6.2.2
- Pl. Euthd. 274a
- Od. 9.299
- Hdt. 1.73
- 6.52
- 61
- Id. 5.92
- A. Pr. 206
- Pl. Lg. 694b
- Il. 9.99
- A. Eu. 697
- Hdt. 6.57
- Arist. Pol. 1282a30
- 500
- Antipho 6.45
- And. 1.75
- X. Mem. 1.1.18
- Arist. Ath. 62.3
- Lys. 13.19
- 20
- Pl. Grg. 473e
- A. Ag. 846
- Ch. 718
- Th. 1.43
- Pl. Smp. 174d
- S. OT 537
- Il. 2.114
- D.H. 15.7
- Hdt. 3.134
- S. El. 385
- Th. 1.69
- E. Supp. 248
- Pl. Chrm. 176c
- Arist. EN 1112b11
- D. 37.13
- Hdt. 8.101
- Th. 3.44
- Pl. Phdr. 231a
- Id. R. 604c
- 428d
- Th. 7.47
- And. 3.29
- Pl. Plt. 298b
- Th. 2.44
- LXX 4 Ki. 6.8
- Arist. Pol. 1281b31
- 1291a28
- Hom.
- Hdt. 5.40
- Pl. Ap. 32c
- X. Cyr. 1.4.13
- Id. An. 3.4.40
- Plb. 1.33.3
- Ev.Jo. 12.10