βούλημα
boulēma · will, intention
Greek word · Strong’s number G1013 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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boulēma (βούλημα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “will, intention”.
What one wants to do.
How to say it
bou·lē·ma
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- What one decides or desires.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- plan ×1
- want ×1
- will ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 27:43
But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their plan, and ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,
- Romans 9:19
You will say to me then, Why then does he still find fault? For who has resisted his will?
- 1 Peter 4:3
For the time that has passed is enough for doing what the nations want, having walked in debauchery, desires, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and lawless idolatries.