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ΒΟΥΛΟΜΑΙ, βουλομαι

BOULOMAI, boulomai

Sounds Like: BOO-loh-my

Translations: to wish, to want, to desire, to intend, to purpose

From the root: ΒΟΥΛΟΜΑΙ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This verb expresses a deliberate and considered wish or intention, often implying a choice or purpose. It is used to indicate what someone wants to do or what they intend to happen. For example, it can be used in sentences like 'I wish to go' or 'He intends to speak'.

Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, First Person, Singular

Strong’s number: G1014 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Barnabus
  • Letter of Barnabas — 2:5
Clement of Alexandria
  • Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:11, 12:12
Clement of Rome
  • Clement’s First Letter — 8:2
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Pseudo Clement of Rome
  • Clement’s Second Letter — 13:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

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