to plan

Greek Verb

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). (AS)

to plan

Greek Verb

βούλομαι (Epic dialect also βόλομαι, which see), Doric dialect βώλ- (which see), Aeolic dialect βόλλ- (see. βόλομαι), Thess. βέλλ- [Refs], Boeotian dialect βείλ- [Refs]βήλ- [Refs 3rd c.BC+], Locrian dialectand Delph. δείλ- [Refs], Coan, etc. δήλ- (which see), Ionic dialect 2nd pers. singular βούλεαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: imperfect ἐβουλόμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἐβουλέατο codices in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future βουλήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later future βουληθήσομαι variant in [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 13.636: aorist ἐβουλήθην, also ἠβ- (see. below), βουληθείς [Refs 5th c.BC+], but Epic dialect aorist subjunctive 3rd.pers. singular βούλεται (from *βόλσ-ε-ται) [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect βεβούλημαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also βέβουλα (προ-) [Refs 8th c.BC+] uncertain in epigram in [Refs] — forms with augment ἠ- are found in Attic dialect Inscrr. from [Refs 5th c.BC+]; said to be Ionic in [Refs] — An active βούλητε (={βούλησθε}) Mitteis [Refs 4th c.AD+]:—will, wish, be willing, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 'consent', εἰ βούλει, ἐγὼ ἐθέλω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ἐθέλω is also used = 'wish', λέξαι θέλω σοι, πρὶν θανεῖν, ἃ βούλομαι, [Refs 8th c.BC+] in the case of the gods, for with them wish is will: ἐθέλω is more general, and is sometimes used where βούλομαι might have stood, e.g. [Refs 8th c.BC+]—Construct: mostly with infinitive, Τρώεσσιν ἐβούλετο κῦδος ὀρέξαι [Refs]; sometimes with infinitive future, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive may generally be supplied, as καί κε τὸ βουλοίμην (i.e. γενέσθαι) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔτυχεν ὧν ἐβούλετο (i.e. τυχεῖν) [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πλακοῦντα β. (i.e. σε λέγειν) [Refs]; καὶ εἰ μάλα βούλεται ἄλλῃ [Ποσειδάων] (i.e. τοῦτο γενέσθαι) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so εἰς τὸ βαλανεῖον βούλομαι (i.e. ἰέναι) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βουλοίμην ἄν (i.e. τόδε γενέσθαι) [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) in [Refs 8th c.BC+] he willed victory to the Trojans, [Refs 8th c.BC+] that supports the constitution, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) Attic dialect usages: II.1) βούλει or βούλεσθε followed by Verb in subjunctive, βούλει λάβωμα; would you have me take hold? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βούλει φράσ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποῦ δὴ βούλει ἀναγνῶμε; [Refs] II.2) εἰ βούλει if you please, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also εἰ δὲ βούλει, ἐὰν δὲ βούλῃ, to express a concession, or if you like, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) ὁ βουλόμενος any one who likes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ β. the 'common in former', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅστις βούλει who or which ever you like, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) βουλομένῳ μοί ἐστι, with infinitive, it is according to my wish that, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ κεἰνου βουλόμενον his wish, [Refs]; but with passive sense, τὸ β. the object of desire, [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.5) τί βουλόμενο; with what purpose? [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) mean, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί ἡμῖν βούλεται οὗτος ὁ μῦθος; (followed by β. λέγειν ὡς.) [Refs 1st c.BC+]; βούλεται εἶναι professes or pretends to be, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; tend to be, ἡ τοῦ ὕδατος φύσις β. εἶναι ἄχυμος [Refs]; β. ἤδη τότε εἶναι πόλις ὅταν. [Refs]; ἡ φύσις β. μὲν τοῦτο ποιεῖν πολλάκις, οὐ μέντοι δύναται[Refs] III.2) to be wont, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) followed by ἤ, prefer, for βούλομαι μᾶλλον (which is more usually in Prose), βούλομ᾽ ἐγὼ λαὸν σόον ἔμμεναι ἢ ἀπολέσθαι I had rather, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; β. παρθενεύεσθαι πλέω χρόνον ἢ πατρὸς ἐστερῆσθαι (for πολὺν χρόνον, μᾶλλον ἤ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; less frequently without ἤ, πολὺ βούλομαι αὐτὴν οἴκοι ἔχειν I much prefer, [Refs 8th c.BC+]. (g[uglide]el-g[uglide]ol-, compare the dialectic forms.)

Greek

Verb

to "will," i.e. (reflexively) be willing; be disposed, minded, intend, list, (be, of own) will (-ing); middle voice of a primary verb