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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: βούλομαι

(Strong's #1014 — Verb — boulomia — boo'-lom-ahee )

"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.

2: θέλω

(Strong's #2309 — Verb — thelo — )

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.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Disposed'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​d/disposed.html. 1940.
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