συμβουλεύω
symbouleuo
advise, counsel
Appears 115 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
συμβουλεύω, A. advise, counsel, c. dat. pers. et inf., advise one to do a thing, 1.53,59, 2.107, 1.65, etc.; οὐ συμβουλεύων Ξέρξῃ στρατεύεσθαι advising him not . ., 7.46: rarely c. acc. et inf., συμβουλεύω . . συμβῆναι ὑμᾶς I advise that you should . ., Prt. 337e, cf. 16.501. 2. without inf., σ. τινί τι 1.71, etc.; ὅτι ἂν δύνωνται ἀγαθὸν Ἀθηναίοις IG 12.106.19; τοῖς ὀλίγον διαπνεομένοις ἀσιτίαν 15.508; τινὶ περί τινος Prt. 319d, etc.; εὖ σ. τινί 38; σ. τι recommend a measure, τὰ ἄριστα 7.237; χρηστόν τι Nu. 793; πορείαν An. 5.6.12, etc.: but c. acc. cogn., σ. συμβουλάς give advice, Grg. 520d:—Pass., συμβουλεύεταί τι advice is given, Ep. 330d; τὰ παρὰ τῶν θεῶν συμβουλευόμενα Cyr. 1.6.2; τὰ συμβουλευθέντα 3.13; τὰ -βεβουλευμένα res de consilii sententia actae, 7.413.58 (Oropus, i B.C., Senatus consultum); of persons, to be advised, ὑπό τινος POxy. 118.3 (iii A.D.). 3. folld. by a relat., σ. περί τινος ὡς . . Vect. 4.30; σύμ μοι βούλευσον, ποτέρην ἄγω Epigr. 1.5. 4. abs., advise, give advice, OT 1370, etc.; ὁ συμβουλεύων or -εύσας adviser, Rh. 1354b31, Lex ap. 1.96; τὰ συμβουλεύοντα τῶν ποιημάτων didactic poems, 2.42. II. Med., consult with a person, i.e. ask his advice, τινι 2.107, Ep. 331a, Thg. 122a, etc.; τι in a matter, 8.68; σ. τι μετά τινος debate a matter with another, Nu. 475: abs., consult, deliberate, Cyr. 2.1.7, etc.—Act. and Med. opposed, συμβουλευομένου ἂν συμβουλεύσειε τὰ ἄριστα if one asked his advice he would give him the best, 7.237; [τοῖς Ἕλλησι] συμβουλευομένοις συνεβούλευσε τάδε An. 2.1.17. 2. = Act., Sch. Sc. 338, f.l. in HG 6.5.34. 3. agree, make a contract, θύρας λιθίνης ἧς συνεβουλεύσατο κόψαι PMich.Zen. 37.3 (iii B.C.).
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