βούλομαι, [in LXX for חפץ, אבה, יעץ, etc. ;] to will, wish, desire, purpose, be minded, implying more strongly than θέλω (which see), the deliberate exercise of volition (see Hort on Jas.1:18): with inf. (M, Pr., 205; Bl., §69, 4), Mrk.15:15, Act.5:28, 33 12:4 15:37 17:20 18:15, 27 19:30 22:30 23:28 27:43 28:18, 2Co.1:15, 1Ti.6:9, Heb.6:17, II Jhn.12, 3Jo.10, Ju 5; with accusative, 2Co.1:17; with accusative and inf., Php.1:12, 1Ti.2:8 5:14, Tit.3:8, 2Pe.3:9; of the will making choice between alternatives, Mat.1:19 11:27, Luk.10:22, Act.25:20, 1Co.12:11, Jas.3:4 4:4; εἰ βούλει (cl., a courteous phrase = θέλεις, colloq.; Bl., §21, 8; LS, see word), Luk.22:42; with subjc., adding force to a question of deliberation (Bl., §64, 6), Jhn.18:39; βουληθείς, of set purpose (see Hort, in l.), Jas.1:18; impf., ἐβουλόμην (= cl. βουλοίμην ἄν; Bl., §63, 5; Lft., Phm. 13), Act.25:22, Phm 13 (see also Cremer, 143).† (AS)
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G1014 — βούλομαι
boulomai · to plan · Greek
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Matthew 1:19 · ἐβουλήθηand Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.Matthew 11:27 · βούληταιAll things were delivered to me by my Father, and none doth know the Son, except the Father, nor doth any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal Him.Mark 15:15 · βουλόμενοςand Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus—having scourged him—that he might be crucified.Luke 10:22 · βούληταιAll things were delivered up to me by my Father, and no one doth know who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal Him.’Luke 22:42 · βούλειsaying, ‘Father, if Thou be counselling to make this cup pass from me—;but, not my will, but Thine be done.’—John 18:39 · βούλεσθεand ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, that I shall release to you the king of the Jews?’Acts 5:28 · βούλεσθεsaying, ‘Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.’Acts 5:33 · ἐβούλοντοAnd they having heard, were cut to the heart, and were taking counsel to slay them,Acts 12:4 · βουλόμενοςwhom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.Acts 15:37 · ἐβούλετοAnd Barnabas counselled to take with them John called Mark,Acts 17:20 · βουλόμεθαfor certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;’Acts 18:15 · βούλομαιbut if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves to it, for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,’Acts 18:27 · βουλομένουand he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,Acts 19:30 · βουλομένουAnd on Paul’s purposing to enter in unto the populace, the disciples were not suffering him,Acts 22:30 · βουλόμενοςand on the morrow, intending to know the certainty wherefore he is accused by the Jews, he did loose him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their sanhedrim to come, and having brought down Paul, he set him before them.Acts 23:28 · βουλόμενόςand, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,Acts 25:20 · βούλοιτοand I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things—Acts 25:22 · ἐβουλόμηνAnd Agrippa said unto Festus, ‘I was wishing also myself to hear the man;’ and he said, ‘To-morrow thou shalt hear him;’Acts 27:43 · βουλόμενοςbut the centurion, wishing to save Paul, hindered them from the counsel, and did command those able to swim, having cast themselves out first—to get unto the land,Acts 28:18 · ἐβούλοντοwho, having examined me, were wishing to release me, because of their being no cause of death in me,1 Corinthians 12:11 · βούλεται.¶and all these doth work the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each severally as he intendeth.2 Corinthians 1:15 · ἐβουλόμηνand in this confidence I was purposing to come unto you before, that a second favour ye might have,2 Corinthians 1:17 · βουλόμενοςThis, therefore, counselling, did I then use the lightness; or the things that I counsel, according to the flesh do I counsel, that it may be with me Yes, yes, and No, no?Philippians 1:12 · βούλομαι,And I wish you to know, brethren, that the things concerning me, rather to an advancement of the good news have come,1 Timothy 2:8 · ΒούλομαιI wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;1 Timothy 5:14 · ΒούλομαιI wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;1 Timothy 6:9 · βουλόμενοιand those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,Titus 3:8 · βούλομαίStedfast is the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works—who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,Philemon 1:13 · ἐβουλόμηνwhom I did wish to retain to myself, that in thy behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,Hebrews 6:17 · βουλόμενοςin which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,James 1:18 · βουληθεὶςhaving counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.James 3:4 · βούλεται.¶lo, also the ships, being so great, and by fierce winds being driven, are led about by a very small helm, whithersoever the impulse of the helmsman doth counsel,James 4:4 · βουληθῇAdulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.2 Peter 3:9 · βουλόμενόςthe Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,2 John 1:12 · ἐβουλήθηνMany things having to write to you, I did not intend through paper and ink, but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full;3 John 1:10 · βουλομένουςbecause of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he doth, with evil words prating against us; and not content with these, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those intending he doth forbid, and out of the assembly he doth cast.Jude 1:5 · βούλομαι,and to remind you I intend, you knowing once this, that the Lord, a people out of the land of Egypt having saved, again those who did not believe did destroy;