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counselor

See also advocate
  1. stongs grogs/ 

    [lit. accompany + friend; not in current spoken use (AMD)]

    Biblical: a helper or companion, used of the Holy Spirit: khyod dang mnyam rgyun du bzhugs pa'i stongs grogs gzhan zhig another Counselor to be with you forever (Jn. 14:16), stongs grogs thugs nyid dam pa/  the Counselor, the Holy Spirit (Jn. 14:26), yab nas 'byung ba'i stongs grogs/  the Counselor who will come from the Father (Jn. 15:26).

  2. gros mi/ 

    [lit. advice + person]

    Biblical: counselor: su khong gi gros mi yod pa yin/  who has been his counselor? (Rom. 11:34 SV).

    Cognates: 1) gros dpon/  [advice + minister] official counselor or government advisor: a hi to phel ni rgyal po da bid kyi gros dpon zhig yin/  Ahithophel was King David's counselor (2 Sam. 15:12 NTV); 2) gros rogs byed mkhan/  counselor (ETD 91).

  3. sems gso pa/ 

    [lit. spirit + heal + person]

    Biblical: a counselor or helper: khyod rnams la sems gso pa gzhan zhig gnang bar 'gyur/  he will give you another Counselor (Jn. 14:16 SV), sems gso pa bden pa nyid kyi thugs nyid/  the Counselor, the Spirit of truth (Jn. 15:26 SV).