βούλομαι

boulomai

Greek G1014 Verb 36 occurrences in 36 verses
βούλομαι to plan

βούλομαι,

[in LXX for חפץ, אבה, יעץ, etc. ;]

to will, wish, desire, purpose, be minded, implying more strongly than θέλω (which see), the deliberate exercise of volition (see Hort on Jas.1:18): with inf. (M, Pr., 205; Bl., §69, 4), Mrk.15:15, Act.5:28, 33 12:4 15:37 17:20 18:15, 27 19:30 22:30 23:28 27:43 28:18, 2Co.1:15, 1Ti.6:9, Heb.6:17, II Jhn.12, 3Jo.10, Ju 5; with accusative, 2Co.1:17; with accusative and inf., Php.1:12, 1Ti.2:8 5:14, Tit.3:8, 2Pe.3:9; of the will making choice between alternatives, Mat.1:19 11:27, Luk.10:22, Act.25:20, 1Co.12:11, Jas.3:4 4:4; εἰ βούλει (cl., a courteous phrase = θέλεις, colloq.; Bl., §21, 8; LS, see word), Luk.22:42; with subjc., adding force to a question of deliberation (Bl., §64, 6), Jhn.18:39; βουληθείς, of set purpose (see Hort, in l.), Jas.1:18; impf., ἐβουλόμην (= cl. βουλοίμην ἄν; Bl., §63, 5; Lft., Phm. 13), Act.25:22, Phm 13 (see also Cremer, 143).†

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Concordance 36 verses

  1. Matthew 1:19 ἐβουλήθη

    Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

  2. Matthew 11:27 βούληται

    All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

  3. Mark 15:15 βουλόμενος

    And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

  4. Luke 10:22 βούληται

    All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”

  5. Luke 22:42 βούλει

    “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”

  6. John 18:39 βούλεσθε

    But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

  7. Acts 5:28 βούλεσθε

    “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”

  8. Acts 12:4 βουλόμενος

    He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

  9. Acts 15:37 ἐβούλετο

    Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.

  10. Acts 17:20 βουλόμεθα

    For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”

  11. Acts 18:15 βούλομαι

    But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”

  12. Acts 18:27 Βουλομένου

    When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

  13. Acts 19:30 βουλομένου

    Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.

  14. Acts 22:30 βουλόμενος

    The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

  15. Acts 23:28 βουλόμενός

    and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.

  16. Acts 25:20 βούλοιτο

    Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.

  17. Acts 25:22 Ἐβουλόμην

    Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.

  18. Acts 27:43 βουλόμενος

    But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

  19. Acts 28:18 ἐβούλοντο

    They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

  20. 1 Corinthians 12:11 βούλεται

    All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.

  21. 2 Corinthians 1:15 ἐβουλόμην

    Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.

  22. 2 Corinthians 1:17 βουλόμενος

    When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?

  23. Philippians 1:12 βούλομαι

    Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.

  24. 1 Timothy 2:8 Βούλομαι

    Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

  25. 1 Timothy 5:14 Βούλομαι

    So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

  26. 1 Timothy 6:9 βουλόμενοι

    Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

  27. Titus 3:8 βούλομαί

    This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.

  28. Philemon 1:13 ἐβουλόμην

    I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

  29. Hebrews 6:17 βουλόμενος

    So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

  30. James 1:18 βουληθεὶς

    He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

  31. James 3:4 βούλεται

    Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.

  32. James 4:4 βουληθῇ

    You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

  33. 2 Peter 3:9 βουλόμενός

    The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

  34. 2 John 1:12 ἐβουλήθην

    I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

  35. 3 John 1:10 βουλομένους

    So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.

  36. Jude 1:5 βούλομαι

    Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.

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