Word

βούλομαι

boúlomai · G1014 · Greek · 37 occurrences

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Meanings

to desire, to want, to will

To desire to have or experience something, with the implication of some reasoned planning or will to accomplish the goal

Examples
Mark 15:15 Intent on satisfying the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
John 18:39 “However, you have a custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover; therefore do you wish that I release for you the King of the Jews?”
Acts 17:20 “For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.”
to purpose, to plan, to intend

To think, with the purpose of planning or deciding on a course of action

Examples
Matthew 1:19 And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.
Matthew 11:27 “All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son determines to reveal Him.
Luke 10:22 “All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son determines to reveal Him.”

How it’s used In 7 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

37 occurrences in 16 groups

Not stated (participle) 11
Not stated: I 7
Other words · 14 groups that occur once or twice (19) 19

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

31 occurrences in 29 groups

γινώσκωto know 3
Other words · 28 groups that occur once or twice (31) 31

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

5 occurrences in 6 groups

διάthrough+ μέλανink 1
διάthrough+ ὑπάρχωto be 1
διάthrough+ χάρτηςa sheet of paper 1
εἰςto+ εἰμίto be 1
ἐνin+ ὅςwho, which, that 1
περίconcerning, about, for+ οὗτοςthis 1

With adverbsAdverbs

2 occurrences in 1 groups

οὐnot 2

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

Ὀνήσιμοςprofitable 1

What it doesIt is the subject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ἐμπίπτωto fall into 1
καθίστημιto appoint, to put in charge 1

What is done to itIt is the object

2 occurrences in 2 groups

κωλύωto hinder, to forbid 1
λέγωto say 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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In the other Testament 3 words

חָפֵץ châphêts · H2654 · to like, to be pleased, to desire: חָפֵץ (châphêts, H2654) emphasizes delight, pleasure, or favorable disposition in willing, while βούλομαι (boúlomai, G1014) focuses on deliberate intention or resolve in willing, with less emphasis on affective pleasure.
אָבָה ʼâbâh · H14 · to be willing to, to accept, to want to have something to do with: אָבָה (ʼâbâh, H14) and βούλομαι (boúlomai, G1014) both express volitional willingness or consent, with אָבָה (ʼâbâh, H14) carrying connotations of being content or acquiescing to a proposal, while βούλομαι (boúlomai, G1014) emphasizes deliberate intention or desire; the LXX translators consistently rendered אָבָה (ʼâbâh, H14)'s consent/willingness semantics with βούλομαι where the Hebrew verb denoted voluntary agreement.
חָפֵץ châphêts · H2655 · desiring, wishing, pleasing: βούλομαι (boúlomai, G1014) βούλομαι denotes deliberate willing or resolve as a mental act, while חָפֵץ (châphêts, H2655) חָפֵץ emphasizes affective desire or pleasure in the object willed; they overlap in contexts of voluntary intention but diverge in register (volitional vs. desiderative).

Semantic domains 2 entries

To desire, to want, to will25.3: Used of an inner wish or wanting, as of Joseph not wanting to disgrace Mary publicly in Matthew 1:19 and Pilate desiring to satisfy the crowd in Mark 15:15.
To purpose, to plan, to intend30.56: Used of a deliberate resolve, as of the Son choosing to reveal the Father to whomever He wills in Matthew 11:27 and Jesus' own submission to the Father's will in Luke 22:42.

Word family 11 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

βούλομαιboúlomai · G1014βουλή boulḗ · G1012 · plan, intention, purpose · 12×συμβούλιον symboúlion · G4824 · to confer, to consult, to plot · 8×βουλεύω bouleúō · G1011 · to purpose, to plan, to intend · 6×ἐπιβουλή epiboulḗ · G1917 · plot, plan, scheme · 4×συμβουλεύω symbouleúō · G4823 · to advise, to counsel, to confer · 4×βούλημα boúlēma · G1013 · desire, want, will · 3×βουλευτής bouleutḗs · G1010 · a member of the Sanhedrin, a member of the council · 2×Εὔβουλος Eúboulos · G2103 · good-willer; Eubulus, a Christian · 1×παραβουλεύομαι parabouleúomai · G3851 · to risk, to risk one’s life · 1×σύμβουλος sýmboulos · G4825 · adviser · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 2 person singular βούλει Lk 22:42 (Attic for βουλή, cf. Winers Grammar, § 13, 2 a.;…

2 person singular βούλει Lk 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 (Mt 1:19) and ἠβουλήθην (2 Jn 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, Mk 15:15; Acts 5:28, Acts 5:33 (L WH Tr text for R G T ἐβουλεύοντο); Acts 12:4; (L T Tr WH for R ἐβουλεύσατο); Acts 18:27; Acts 19:30; Acts 22:30; Acts 23:28; Acts 27:43; ; 2 Cor 1:15; Heb 6:17; 2 Jn 1:12; 3 Jn 1:10 (τούς βουλομένους namely, ἐπιδέχεσθαι τούς ἀδελφούς); Jude 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, 2 Cor 1:17 (L T Tr WH for R βουλευόμενος); followed by an accusative with an infinitive 2 Pet 3:9. of the will electing or choosing between two or more things, answering to file Latinplacetmihi: Mt 1:19 (cf. ἐνθυμεῖσθαι, ); (not L marginal reading); Lk 10:22; Lk 22:42; Acts 25:20; (1 Cor 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), Jn 18:39. of the will prescribing, followed by an accusative with an infinitive: Phm 1:12 (γινώσκειν ὑμᾶς βούλομαι I would have you know, know ye); 1 Tim 2:8; 1 Tim 5:14; Tit 3:8.
2. of willing as an affection, to desire: followed by an infinitive, 1 Tim 6:9 (οἱ βουλόμενοι πλουτεῖν); Acts 17:20; Acts 18:15; ἐβουλόμην (on this use of the imperfect see Buttmann, 217f (187f); (cf. Winers Grammar, 283 (266); Lightfoot on Phm 1:13)), Acts 25:22; Phm 1:13. On the difference between βούλομαι and θέλω, see θέλω, at the end

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Desire, Want, Wish20 occurrences To Intend, To Purpose, To Plan19 occurrences

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