βούλομαι

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From *gʷelH- (to hit by throwing), but with unexplained o-grade in the present.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) According to Beekes and LIV from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel(h₃)- (to want, wish)

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Verb[edit]

βούλομαι (boúlomai)

  1. usually stronger than ἐθέλω (ethélō), implying choice or preference: (transitive, intransitive) to will, wish, be willing, want [+accusative = something]; [+infinitive = to do something]
  2. (transitive) to mean
  3. (intransitive) to pretend, claim [+infinitive = to do something]
  4. (transitive) to prefer [+accusative = something]; [+infinitive = to do something]; often with μᾶλλον (mâllon ḗ) or : over something else

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