Strong's Lexicon
G1014 — βούλομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1014 |
|---|---|
| Word: | βούλομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice of a primary verb |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 37 |
| Transliteration: | boulomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bou'-lom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to "will" or resolve 2. (reflexively) be willing |
| KJV Renderings: | be disposed, minded, intend, list, (be, of own) will (-ing) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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 àÈáÈä, çÈôÅõ; (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
Englishman's Greek Concordance
βούλομαι (be disposed)
Matthew 1:19
- KJV: Then Joseph her husband being a just and not willing to make her a publick example was minded to put her away privily
- GK: Ιωσήφ δε ο ανήρ αυτής δίκαιος ων και μη θέλων αυτήν παραδειγματίσαι εβουλήθη λάθρα απολύσαι αυτήν
Matthew 11:27
- KJV: All things are delivered unto me of my Father and no man knoweth the Son but the Father neither knoweth any man the Father save the Son and to whom soever the Son will reveal
- GK: πάντα μοι παρεδόθη υπό του πατρός μου και ουδείς επιγινώσκει τον υιόν ει ο πατήρ ουδέ τον πατέρα τις επιγινώσκει ει ο υιός και ω εάν βούληται ο υιός αποκαλύψαι
Mark 15:15
- KJV: And Pilate willing to content the people released Barabbas unto them and delivered Jesus when he had scourged to be crucified
- GK: ο δε Πιλάτος βουλόμενος τω όχλω το ικανόν ποιήσαι απέλυσεν αυτοίς τον Βαραββάν και παρέδωκε τον Ιησούν φραγελλώσας ίνα σταυρωθή
Luke 10:22
- KJV: All things are delivered to me of my Father and no man knoweth who the Son is but the Father and who the Father is but the Son and to whom the Son will reveal
- GK: και στραφείς προς τους μαθητάς είπε πάντα παρεδόθη μοι υπό του πατρός μου και ουδείς γινώσκει τις εστιν ο υιός ει ο πατήρ και τις εστιν ο πατήρ ει ο υιός και ω εάν βούληται ο υιός αποκαλύψαι
Luke 22:42
- KJV: Saying Father if thou be willing remove this cup from me nevertheless not my will but thine be done
- GK: λέγων πάτερ ει βούλει παρενεγκείν το ποτήριον τούτο απ΄ εμού πλήν μη το θέλημά μου αλλά το σον γινέσθω
John 18:39
- KJV: But ye have a custom that I should release unto you one at the passover will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews
- GK: έστι δε συνήθεια υμίν ίνα ένα υμίν απολύσω εν τω πάσχα βούλεσθε ούν υμίν απολύσω τον βασιλέα των Ιουδαίων
Acts 5:28
- KJV: Saying not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name and behold ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us
- GK: λέγων ου παραγγελία παρηγγείλαμεν υμίν μη διδάσκειν επί τω ονόματι τούτω και ιδού πεπληρώκατε την Ιερουσαλήμ της διδαχής υμών και βούλεσθε επαγαγείν εφ΄ ημάς το αίμα του ανθρώπου τούτου
Acts 12:4
- KJV: And when he had apprehended him he put in prison and delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people
- GK: ον και πιάσας έθετο εις φυλακήν παραδούς τέσσαρσι τετραδίοις στρατιωτών φυλάσσειν αυτόν βουλόμενος μετά το πάσχα αναγαγείν αυτόν τω λαώ
Acts 17:20
- KJV: For thou bringest certain strange to our ears we would know therefore what these things mean
- GK: ξενίζοντα γαρ τινα εισφέρεις εις τας ακοάς ημών βουλόμεθα ούν γνώναι τι αν θέλοι ταύτα είναι
Acts 18:15
- KJV: But if it be a question of words and names and your law look ye for I will be no judge of such
- GK: ει δε ζήτημά εστι περί λόγου και ονομάτων και νόμου του καθ΄ υμάς όψεσθε αυτοί κριτής γαρ εγώ τούτων ου βούλομαι είναι
Acts 18:27
- KJV: And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia the brethren wrote exhorting the disciples to receive him who when he was come helped them much which had believed through grace
- GK: βουλομένου δε αυτού διελθείν εις την Αχαϊαν προτρεψάμενοι οι αδελφοί έγραψαν τοις μαθηταίς αποδέξασθαι αυτόν ος παραγενόμενος συνεβάλετο πολύ τοις πεπιστευκόσι διά της χάριτος
Acts 19:30
- KJV: And when Paul would have entered in unto the people the disciples suffered him not
- GK: του δε Παύλου βουλομένου εισελθείν εις τον δήμον ουκ είων αυτόν οι μαθηταί
Acts 22:30
- KJV: On the morrow because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews he loosed him from bands and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear and brought Paul down and set him before them
- GK: τη δε επαύριον βουλόμενος γνώναι το ασφαλές το τι κατηγορείται παρά των Ιουδαίων έλυσεν αυτόν από των δεσμών και εκέλευσεν ελθείν τους αρχιερείς και όλον το συνέδριον αυτών και καταγαγών τον Παύλον έστησεν εις αυτούς
Acts 23:28
- KJV: And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him I brought him forth into their council
- GK: βουλόμενος δε γνώναι την αιτίαν δι΄ ην ενέκαλουν αυτώ κατήγαγον αυτόν εις το συνέδριον αυτών
Acts 25:20
- KJV: And because I doubted of such manner of questions I asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters
- GK: απορούμενος δε εγώ την περί τούτου ζήτησιν έλεγον ει βούλοιτο πορεύεσθαι εις Ιερουσαλήμ κακεί κρίνεσθαι περί τούτων
Acts 25:22
- KJV: Then Agrippa said unto Festus I would also hear the man myself To morrow said he thou shalt hear him
- GK: Αγρίππας δε προς τον Φήστον έφη εβουλόμην και αυτός του ανθρώπου ακούσαι ο δε αύριον φησίν ακούση αυτού
Acts 27:43
- KJV: But the centurion willing to save Paul kept them from purpose and commanded that they which could swim should cast first and get to land
- GK: ο δε εκατόνταρχος βουλόμενος διασώσαι τον Παύλον εκώλυσεν αυτούς του βουλήματος εκέλευσέ τε τους δυναμένους κολυμβάν απορρίψαντας πρώτους επί την γην εξιέναι
Acts 28:18
- KJV: Who when they had examined me would have let go because there was no cause of death in me
- GK: οίτινες ανακρίναντές με εβούλοντο απολύσαι διά το μηδεμίαν αιτίαν θανάτου υπάρχειν εν εμοί
1 Corinthians 12:11
- KJV: But all these worketh one and the selfsame Spirit dividing to every man severally as he will
- GK: πάντα δε ταύτα ενεργεί το εν και το αυτό πνεύμα διαιρούν ιδία εκάστω καθώς βούλεται
2 Corinthians 1:15
- KJV: And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before that ye might have a second benefit
- GK: και ταύτη τη πεποιθήσει εβουλόμην ελθείν προς υμάς πρότερον ίνα δευτέραν χάριν έχητε
Philippians 1:12
- KJV: But I would ye should understand brethren that the things unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel
- GK: γινώσκειν δε υμάς βούλομαι αδελφοί ότι τα κατ΄ εμέ μάλλον εις προκοπήν του ευαγγελίου ελήλυθεν
1 Timothy 2:8
- KJV: I will therefore that men pray every where lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting
- GK: βούλομαι ούν προσεύχεσθαι τους άνδρας εν παντί τόπω επαίροντας οσίους χείρας χωρίς οργής και διαλογισμού
1 Timothy 5:14
- KJV: I will therefore that the younger women marry bear children guide the house give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully
- GK: βούλομαι ούν νεωτέρας γαμείν τεκνογονείν οικοδεσποτείν μηδεμίαν αφορμήν διδόναι τω αντικειμένω λοιδορίας χάριν
1 Timothy 6:9
- KJV: But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition
- GK: οι δε βουλόμενοι πλουτείν εμπίπτουσιν εις πειρασμόν και παγίδα και επιθυμίας πολλάς ανοήτους και βλαβεράς αίτινες βυθίζουσι τους ανθρώπους εις όλεθρον και απώλειαν
Titus 3:8
- KJV: a faithful saying and these things I will that thou affirm constantly that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works These things are good and profitable unto men
- GK: πιστός ο λόγος και περί τούτων βούλομαί σε διαβεβαιούσθαι ίνα φροντίζωσι καλών έργων προϊστασθαι οι πεπιστευκότες τω θεώ ταύτά εστι τα καλά και ωφέλιμα τοις ανθρώποις
Philemon 1:13
- KJV: Whom I would have retained with me that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel
- GK: ον εγώ εβουλόμην προς εμαυτόν κατέχειν ίνα υπέρ σου διακονή μοι εν τοις δεσμοίς του ευαγγελίου
Hebrews 6:17
- KJV: Where in God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel confirmed by an oath
- GK: εν ω περισσότερον βουλόμενος ο θεός επιδείξαι τοις κληρονόμοις της επαγγελίας το αμετάθετον της βουλής αυτού εμεσίτευσεν όρκω
James 1:18
- KJV: Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures
- GK: βουληθείς απεκύησεν ημάς λόγω αληθείας εις το είναι ημάς απαρχήν των αυτού κτισμάτων
James 3:4
- KJV: Behold also the ships which though so great and driven of fierce winds yet are they turned about with a very small helm whithersoever the governor listeth
- GK: ιδού και τα πλοία τηλικαύτα όντα και υπό σκληρών ανέμων ελαυνόμενα μετάγεται υπό ελαχίστου πηδαλίου όπου αν η ορμή του ευθύνοντος βούληται
James 4:4
- KJV: Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God
- GK: μοιχοί και μοιχαλίδες ουκ οίδατε ότι η φιλία του κόσμου έχθρα του θεού εστίν ος αν ούν βουληθή φίλος είναι του κόσμου εχθρός του θεού καθίσταται