Counsel, Counsellor
Counsel, Counsellor
kounsel, kounseler (, sumboulion): 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 (Mat 12:14; Mar 3:6). A counselor (sumboulos) is a confidential adviser (Rom 11:34); often in the Old Testament (Isa 9:6; Pro 24:6, etc.). Confounded in the King James Version with councillor (see above), the latter being an official adviser, which the former does not necessarily mean.