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Counsellor
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or (usually יוֹעֵוֹ, yoets', σύμβουλος ), an adviser upon any matter (Proverbs 11:14; Proverbs 15:22; 2 Chronicles 25:16; Ezra 4:5, etc.; Romans 11:34), especially the king's state counselor (2 Samuel 15:12; Ezra 7:28; 1 Chronicles 27:33, etc.); hence one of the chief men of a government (Job 3:14; Job 12:17; Isaiah 1:26; Isaiah 3:3, ebc.), and once of the Messiah (Isaiah 9:5; Sept. σύμβουλος, Vulg. consiliarius). The Chaldee equivalent term is יָעֵט (yaet', Ezra 7:14-15). Other Chaldee terms thus rendered are הִדָּבְרַין (haddaberin'), ministers of state or viziers (Daniel 3:24; Daniel 3:27; Daniel 4:36; Daniel 6:7), and דְּתָבָר (dethabar', one skilled in law), a judge (Daniel 3:2-3). In the Apocrypha, σύμβουλος, in the ordinary sense of adviser, is thus rendered (Wisdom of Solomon 8:9; Sirach 6:6; Sirach 37:7-8; Sirach 42:21); also συμβουλευτής (1 Esdras 8:11). In Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50, the Greek term βουλευτής, which is thus translated, probably designates a member of the Jewish Sanhedrim (q.v.) (See COUNCIL).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Counsellor'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/counsellor.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
