Gloss
to wish, will, desire; to choose, determine, plan
Forms of the word
Dictionary
βούλομαι
Greek transliteration
boulomai
Simplified transliteration
boulomai
Principal Parts
(ἐβουλόμην), -, -, -, -, ἐβουλήθην
Numbers
Strong's number
1014
GK Number
1089
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
37
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(2c)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for βούλομαι
| 1 Timothy 5:14 | So, I wish (boulomai | βούλομαι | pres mid ind 1 sg) younger widows to marry, to bear children, to manage their households, to give the Accuser no occasion for slander, |
| 1 Timothy 6:9 | But those wishing (boulomenoi | βουλόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful passions that plunge the people into ruin and destruction. |
| Titus 3:8 | Trustworthy is the saying, and I (boulomai | βούλομαι | pres mid ind 1 sg) want (boulomai | βούλομαι | pres mid ind 1 sg) you to insist emphatically on these things so that those who have believed in God might be intent on devoting themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for people. |
| Philemon 1:13 | I wanted (eboulomēn | ἐβουλόμην | imperf mid ind 1 sg) to keep him with me, so that he could minister to me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel, |
| Hebrews 6:17 | Because God wanted (boulomenos | βουλόμενος | pres mid ptcp nom sg masc) to show more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchanging nature of his purpose, he confirmed it with an oath, |
| James 1:18 | According to his sovereign plan (boulētheis | βουληθείς | aor pass ptcp nom sg masc), he brought us into being through his word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of all he created. |
| James 3:4 | Or consider ships: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder, wherever the impulse of the pilot directs (bouletai | βούλεται | pres mid ind 3 sg). |
| James 4:4 | You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever desires (boulēthē | βουληθῇ | aor pass subj 3 sg) to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. |
| 2 Peter 3:9 | The Lord is not late in fulfilling his promise, as some regard lateness, but is patient toward you, not willing (boulomenos | βουλόμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance. |
| 2 John 1:12 | Although I have many other things to write to you, I (eboulēthēn | ἐβουλήθην | aor pass ind 1 sg) do (eboulēthēn | ἐβουλήθην | aor pass ind 1 sg) not want (eboulēthēn | ἐβουλήθην | aor pass ind 1 sg) to use paper and ink; instead, I hope to be with you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete. |
| 3 John 1:10 | For this reason, should I come, I will bring up the things he is doing, disparaging us with malicious talk. And not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He even prevents those who would like to (boulomenous | βουλομένους | pres mid ptcp acc pl masc) and puts them out of the church. |
| Jude 1:5 | Now I (boulomai | βούλομαι | pres mid ind 1 sg) want (boulomai | βούλομαι | pres mid ind 1 sg) to remind you, though you once knew all this, that the Lord, having saved his people out of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. |
