βούλημα
boúlēma · G1013 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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desire, want, will
(Derivative of βούλομαι ‘to desire,’) That which is desired, with the implication of accompanying planning and will
Examples1 Peter 4:3 For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles, having pursued a course of indecent behavior, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and wanton idolatries.
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plan, intention, purpose
(Derivative of βούλομαι and βουλεύομαι ‘to purpose, to plan, to intend,’) That which has been purposed and planned
ExamplesActs 27:43 but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from accomplishing their intention, and commanded that those who could swim were to jump overboard first and get to land,
Romans 9:19 You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?”
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἔθνοςnation, Gentiles 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- κατεργάζομαιto work out, to produce 1
- ἀνθίστημιto resist, to oppose 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- θέλημα thélēma · G2307 · wish, desire, will
- Both βούλημα and θέλημα denote a settled determination or purposeful intent; θέλημα centers on desire and will, while βούλημα centers on a formed resolve or plan and covers a somewhat wider range of related notions.
- θέλησις thélēsis · G2308 · to desire, to want, to wish
- Both terms denote acts of volitional determination. θέλησις emphasizes the dynamic act of willing or choosing itself, while βούλημα focuses on the settled resolve or decision that results. The distinction is modest and context-dependent rather than categorical, with considerable overlap in usage describing divine or purposeful human will.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Desire, want, will25.4
- Used of an inclination or wish, as of carrying out the desire of the Gentiles in the futile former way of life in 1 Peter 4:3.
- Plan, intention, purpose30.57
- Used of an intended course of action, as of the centurion's intention to bring Paul safely through being thwarted by the soldiers' own plan in Acts 27:43.
Word family 11 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon βουλήματος, τό (βούλομαι), will, counsel, purpose: Acts 27:43; Rom 9:19; 1 Pet 4:3 (Rec.…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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