βούλομαιboúlomai
to "will," i.e. (reflexively) be willing
Greek (New Testament) · G1014
Meanings
to will, wish, desire, purpose, be minded, implying more strongly than θέλω (see that word), the deliberate exercise of volition (see Hort on James 1:18): with infinitive, Mark 15:15, Acts 5:28, Acts 5:33, Acts 12:4, Acts 15:37, Acts 17:20, Acts 18:15, Acts 15:27, Acts 19:30, Acts 22:30, Acts 23:28, Acts 27:43, Acts 28:18, 2 Corinthians 1:15, 1 Timothy 6:9, Hebrews 6:17, 2 John 1:12, 3 John 1:10, Jude 1:5; with accusative, 2 Corinthians 1:17; with accusative et infinitive, Philippians 1:12, 1 Timothy 2:8, 1 Timothy 5:14, Titus 3:8, 2 Peter 3:9; of the will making choice between alternatives, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 11:27, Luke 10:22, Acts 25:20, 1 Corinthians 12:11, James 3:4, James 4:4; εἰ βούλει, Luke 22:4; with subjunctive, adding force to a question of deliberation (Bl., §64, 6), John 18:39; βουληθείς, of set purpose, James 1:18; imperfect, ἐβουλόμην, Acts 25:22, Philemon 1:13.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 37 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 1:19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.
- Matthew 11:27 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
- Mark 15:15 So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.
- Luke 10:22 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
- Luke 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
- John 18:39 But you have a custom of asking me to release one prisoner each year at Passover. Would you like me to release this ‘King of the Jews’?”
See every passage
- Matthew 1:19, 11:27
- Mark 15:15
- Luke 10:22, 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
- Hebrews 6:17
- James 1:18, 3:4, 4:4
- 2 Peter 3:9
- 2 John 1:12
- 3 John 1:10
- Jude 1:5
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.