βουλή

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See also: βουλῇ and Βουλή

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From βούλομαι (boúlomai, I wish, will) +‎ (, verbal noun suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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βουλή (boulḗf (genitive βουλῆς); first declension

  1. will, determination, decision
  2. plan, project, intention
  3. counsel, advice
  4. council, senate
    Synonyms: γερουσῐ́ᾱ (gerousíā), ἐκκλησῐ́ᾱ (ekklēsíā), σῠ́γκλητος (súnklētos)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βούλομαι (> DER > βουλή)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek βουλή (boulḗ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vuˈli/
  • Hyphenation: βου‧λή

Noun

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βουλή (voulíf (plural βουλές)

  1. (government, politics) parliament, legislative body, house of elected representatives
  2. Congress
    Synonyms: γερουσία (gerousía), κοινοβούλιο (koinovoúlio), σύγκλητος (sýgklitos)
  3. (chiefly in the plural) will, ruling, decision, verdict, judgment, counsel, decree
    Synonyms: απόφαση (apófasi), γνώμη (gnómi), θέληση (thélisi), κρίση (krísi), συμβουλή (symvoulí)
    οι βουλές του Θεούoi voulés tou Theoúthe will of God

Declension

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