βούλομαι

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 Jak 1,18): with inf. (M, Pr., 205; Bl., §69, 4), Mark 15,15, ApG 5,28, 33; 12,4; 15,37; 17,20; 18,15, 27; 19,30; 22,30; 23,28; 27,43; 28,18, 2 Kor 1,15, 1 Tim 6,9, Hebr 6,17, 2 Joh 12, 3 Joh 10, Jud 5; with accusative, 2 Kor 1,17 with accusative and inf., Fil 1,12, 1 Tim 2,8; 5,14, Tit 3,8, 2 Pet 3,9; of the will making choice between alternatives, Matt 1,19; 11,27, Luk 10,22, ApG 25,20, 1 Kor 12,11, Jak 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), Joh 18,39 βουληθείς, of set purpose (see Hort, in l.), Jak 1,18 impf., ἐβουλόμην (= cl. βουλοίμην ἄν; Bl., §63, 5; Lft., Phm. 13), ApG 25,22, Phm 13 (see also Cremer, 143).†