βούλ-ησις,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 ἐλπίζειentertains a hope andpurpose, 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. purposeormeaningof a poem, Pl. Prt. 344b ;significationof a word, Id. Cra. 421b .
III. will, testament, β. ἔγγραφος
PLips. 33 ii 10
(iv A. D.).