Boulomai βούλομαι

Boulomai (Greek βούλομαι, Strong's G1014) is a Greek verb meaning “to plan”. It occurs 37 times in 37 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Boulomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 1:19
  Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
• Matthew 11:27
  All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal 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.

Mark

• Mark 15:15
  And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

Luke

• Luke 10:22
  All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
• Luke 22:42
  Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”

John

• John 18:39
  But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?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?”

Acts

• Acts 5:28
  Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
• Acts 5:33
  When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
• Acts 12:4
  And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.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.
• Acts 15:37
  And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
• Acts 17:20
  For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
• Acts 18:15
  But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.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.”
• Acts 18:27
  And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
• Acts 19:30
  And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
• Acts 22:30
  On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.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.
• Acts 23:28
  And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
• Acts 25:20
  And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
• Acts 25:22
  Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.
• Acts 27:43
  But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: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.
• Acts 28:18
  Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 12:11
  But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 1:15
  And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
• 2 Corinthians 1:17
  When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?

Philippians

• Philippians 1:12
  But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 2:8
  I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
• 1 Timothy 5:14
  I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
• 1 Timothy 6:9
  But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

Titus

• Titus 3:8
  This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.

Philemon

• Philemon 1:13
  Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 6:17
  Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

James

• James 1:18
  Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
• James 3:4
  Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
• James 4:4
  Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 3:9
  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

2 John

• 2 John 1:12
  Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

3 John

• 3 John 1:10
  Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.

Jude

• Jude 1:5
  I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).