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Lexicon :: Strong's G1014 - boulomai

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βούλομαι
Transliteration
boulomai (Key)
Pronunciation
boo'-lom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice of a primary verb
mGNT
37x in 20 unique form(s) TR
34x in 21 unique form(s) LXX
77x in 28 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:629,108

Strong’s Definitions

βούλομαι boúlomai, boo'-lom-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb; to "will," i.e. (reflexively) be willing:—be disposed, minded, intend, list, (be, of own) will (-ing). Compare G2309.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's G1014 in the following manner: will (15x), would (11x), be minded (2x), intend (2x), be disposed (1x), be willing (1x), list (1x), of his own will (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's G1014 in the following manner: will (15x), would (11x), be minded (2x), intend (2x), be disposed (1x), be willing (1x), list (1x), of his own will (1x).

  1. to will deliberately, have a purpose, be minded

  2. of willing as an affection, to desire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βούλομαι boúlomai, boo'-lom-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb; to "will," i.e. (reflexively) be willing:—be disposed, minded, intend, list, (be, of own) will (-ing). Compare G2309.
STRONGS G1014:
βούλομαι, 2 person singular βούλει Luke 22:42 (Attic for βούλῃ, cf. Winers Grammar, § 13, 2 a.; Buttmann, 42 (37)); imperfect ἐβουλόμην (Attic [(cf. Veitch), yet commonly] ἠβουλομην); 1 aorist ἐβουλήθην (Matthew 1:19) and ἠβουλήθην (2 John 1:12 R G; but others ἐβουλήθ. cf. [WHs Appendix, p. 162]; Winers Grammar, § 12, 1 the passage cited; Buttmann, 33 (29)); 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, Mark 15:15; Acts 5:28, 33 (L WH Tr text for R G T ἐβουλεύοντο); Acts 12:4; 15:37 (L T Tr WH for R ἐβουλεύσατο); Acts 18:27; 19:30; 22:30; 23:28; 27:43; 28:18; 2 Corinthians 1:15; Hebrews 6:17; 2 John 1:12; 3 John 1:10 (τοὺς βουλομένους namely, ἐπιδέχεσθαι τοὺς ἀδελφούς); Jude 1:5; James 1:18 (βουληθεὶς 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 Corinthians 1:17 (L T Tr WH for R βουλευόμενος); followed by an accusative with an infinitive 2 Peter 3:9. of the will electing or choosing between two or more things, answering to the Latin placet mihi: Matthew 1:19 (cf. ἐνθυμεῖσθαι, Matt 1:20); Matt 11:27 [not L marginal reading]; Luke 10:22; Luke 22:42; Acts 25:20; [1 Corinthians 12:11]; James 3:4; James 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), John 18:39. of the will prescribing, followed by an accusative with an infinitive: Philippians 1:12 (γινώσκειν ὑμᾶς βούλομαι I would have you know, know ye); 1 Timothy 2:8; 1 Timothy 5:14; Titus 3:8.
2. of willing as an affection, to desire: followed by an infinitive, 1 Timothy 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); Bp. Lightfoot on Philemon 1:13]), Acts 25:22; Philemon 1:13. On the difference between βούλομαι and θέλω, see θέλω, at the end.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
1:19; 1:19; 1:20; 11:27
Mark
15:15
Luke
10:22; 22:42; 22:42
John
18:39
Acts
5:28; 5:33; 12:4; 15:37; 17:20; 18:15; 18:27; 19:30; 22:30; 23:28; 25:20; 25:22; 27:43; 28:18
1 Corinthians
12:11
2 Corinthians
1:15; 1:17
Philippians
1:12
1 Timothy
2:8; 5:14; 6:9
Titus
3:8
Philemon
1:13; 1:13
Hebrews
6:17
James
1:18; 3:4; 4:4
2 Peter
3:9
2 John
1:12; 1:12
3 John
1:10
Jude
1:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1014 matches the Greek βούλομαι (boulomai),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in 'Exo' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:23 - And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:2 - And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:21 - Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:2 - For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:3 - And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:7 - And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:27 - But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:28 - And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:17 - If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:2 - And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:
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