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βούλησις

boulesis

willing

Appears 55 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

βούλησις, εως, ἡ, A. willing, Arist. de An. 433a43; β. ἀγαθοῦ ὄρεξις Id. Top. 146b5, cf. EN 1111b19; τῶν ἀδυνάτων, τοῦ τέλους, ib. 1111b22, 1113a15; purpose, πράσσειν β. E. HF 1305; wish, desire, Th. 3.39, Pl. Grg. 509d, etc.; βούλησιν ἐλπίζει entertains a hope and purpose, Th. 6.78; κατὰ τὴν β. Pl. Cra. 420d, al.; παρὰ τὴν β. ibid., Arist. EN 1136b24: pl., Pl. Lg. 688b, Arist. Rh. 1378b18; of the gods, Polystr. p.10 W. II. purpose or meaning of a poem, Pl. Prt. 344b; signification of a word, Id. Cra. 421b. III. will, testament, β. ἔγγραφος PLips. 33 ii 10 (iv A. D.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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