noun · neuter
boulēmem
Greekβούλημα (boulēma)
Strong’sG1013
will, counsel, purpose
stem boulēm-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βούλημα, -τος, τό
(< βούλομαι), [in LXX: Pr 9:10 (דַּעַת), II Mac 15:5, IV Mac 8:18*;]
SYN.: θέλημα.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1013 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidboo'-lay-mah
a resolve
Fromfrom G1014;
King Jamespurpose, will.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | boulēmem | boulēmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | boulēmeu1×βουλήματος | boulēmeiu |
| to, for dative | boulēme1×βουλήματι | boulēmei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
boulēme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
boulēmeu“plan”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 27:43“plan”tos de hekatontarchēos boulerōtos diasōzara ton Paulon kōluata autoin teu boulēmeu, keleuata tē toin dunerōtoin kolumbarō aporiptaratoin prōtoin epi tan gēan exeiarō,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.
boulēme“will”to, fordative singular1×
Romans 9:19“will”Legasi mi oun; Tinem oun ēti memfetō? te gar boulēme autou tinos anthistanatē?One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”
boulēmem1×
1 Peter 4:3“choose”arketos gar tos parercharētos chronos tem boulēmem teiu ethneiu katergazerē, poreuerētoin en aselgeiai, epithumiai, oinoflugiai, kōmoi, potoi, kai athemitai eidōlolatriai.For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.