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• βούλομαι
• παριστάνω , παρίστημι
• טוֹב אֲדוֹנִיָּה
• לִפְנֵי לִפְנָי, , פָּנֶה
• שׂומָּה , שִׂים

"to wish, to purpose, to will deliberately," indicating a predisposition acting through the deliberate will, is translated "was disposed" in Acts 18:27 , AV (RV, "was minded"). It expresses more strongly than thelo (No. 2) the deliberate exercise of the will. See DESIRE , B, No. 7.

means "to will;" it signifies more especially the natural impulse or volition, and indicates a less formal or deliberate purpose than No. 1. It is translated "are disposed" in 1 Corinthians 10:27 . See DESIRE , B, No. 6.