Strong's Greek · G1014
βούλομαι
boúlomai
be disposed, minded, intend, list, (be, of own) will (-ing)
Definition
to "will," i.e. (reflexively) be willing
Derivation
middle voice of a primary verb;
Appears 36 times in Scripture
“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.”
“For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.””
“Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.”
“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.”
“And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.”
“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?””
“Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.”
“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.”
“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.””
“and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).