ΟΥΣἨΒΟΥΛΕΤΟ, ουσἠβουλετο
OUSĒBOULETO, ousēbouleto
Sounds Like: OO-see BOO-leh-toh
Translations: being, wishing, wanting, desiring, intending, purposing
From the root: ΕΙΜΙ, ΒΟΥΛΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the feminine singular present participle of the verb 'to be' (οὖσα, here in its dative form οὔσῃ) and the third person singular imperfect indicative middle/passive of the verb 'to wish' or 'to want' (ἐβούλετο). It means 'being wishing' or 'she/it being wishing/wanting'. The combination suggests a state of being accompanied by a desire or intention. It describes an action or state that was ongoing in the past.
Inflection: Participle: Present, Active, Feminine, Singular, Dative; Verb: Imperfect, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s numbers: G1510 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1014 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:60
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΕΙΜΙ, ΒΟΥΛΟΜΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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