βούλομαι

βούλομαι — boúlomai

βούλομαι, 2 person singular βούλει Luk 22:42 (Attic for βουλή, cf. Winers Grammar, § 13, 2 a.; Buttmann, 42 (37)); imperfect ἐβουλόμην (Attic ((cf. Veitch), yet commonly) ἠβουλομην); 1 aorist ἐβουλήθην (Mat 1:19) and ἠβουλήθην (2Jn 1:12 R G; but others ἐβουλήθην cf. (WHs Appendix, p. 162); Winers Grammar, § 12, the passage cited; Buttmann, 33 (29)); the Sept. for אָבָה, חָפֵץ; (from Homer down); to will, wish; and

1. commonly, to will deliberately, have a purpose, be minded: followed by an infinitive, Mar 15:15; Act 5:28; Act 5:33 (L WH Tr text for R G T ἐβουλεύοντο); (L T Tr WH for R ἐβουλεύσατο);; 2Co 1:15; Heb 6:17; 2Jn 1:12; 3Jn 1:10 (τούς βουλομένους namely, ἐπιδέχεσθαι τούς ἀδελφούς); Jud 1:5; Jas 1:18 (βουληθείς ἀπεκύησεν ἡμᾶς of his own free will he brought us forth, with which will it ill accords to say, as some do, that they are tempted to sin by God). with an accusative of the object τοῦτο, 2Co 1:17 (L T Tr WH for R βουλευόμενος); followed by an accusative with an infinitive 2Pe 3:9. of the will electing or choosing between two or more things, answering to file Latinplacetmihi: Mat 1:19 (cf. ἐνθυμεῖσθαι, ); (not L marginal reading); Luk 10:22; Luk 22:42; Act 25:20; (1Co 12:11); Jas 3:4; Jas 4:4; followed by the subjunctive βούλεσθε, ὑμῖν ἀπολύσω; is it your will I should release unto you? (cf. Winers Grammar, § 41 a. 4 b.; Buttmann, § 139, 2), Joh 18:39. of the will prescribing, followed by an accusative with an infinitive: Php 1:12 (γινώσκειν ὑμᾶς βούλομαι I would have you know, know ye); 1Ti 2:8; 1Ti 5:14; Tit 3:8.

2. of willing as an affection, to desire: followed by an infinitive, 1Ti 6:9 (οἱ βουλόμενοι πλουτεῖν); Act 17:20; Act 18:15; ἐβουλόμην (on this use of the imperfect see Buttmann, 217f (187f); (cf. Winers Grammar, 283 (266); Lightfoot on Phm 1:13)), Act 25:22; Phm 1:13. On the difference between βούλομαι and θέλω, see θέλω, at the end