Online Resource Library
Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Counsel; Counsellor
Subjects in this Topic:
koun´sel, koun´selẽr (συμβουÌλιον, sumbouÌlion): Ordinarily found as object of verb “to take†or “to give,†expressing, beside the idea of a practical end to be reached, that of consultation and deliberation among those united in a common cause (; ). A counselor (suÌmboulos) is a confidential adviser (); often in the Old Testament (; , etc.). Confounded in the King James Version with “councillor†(see above), the latter being an official adviser, which the former does not necessarily mean.