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 will, wish, desire, purpose, be minded