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==Ancient Greek==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|grc|βόλομαι||epi}}
* {{alter|grc|βόλλομαι||aio}}
* {{alter|grc|βέλλομαι||the}}
* {{alter|grc|βείλομαι|βήλομαι||boi}}
* {{alter|grc|δείλομαι||lok|del}}
* {{alter|grc|δήλομαι||Coan}}
* {{alter|grc|βώλομαι||dor}}

===Etymology===
According to Beekes and LIV, from {{der|grc|ine-pro|*gʷel(h₃)-|t=to want, wish}} (with no certain cognates), but with unexplained and pervasive [[o-grade]] in the present.<ref>{{R:grc:Beekes|231|βούλομαι}}</ref> The root may be identical to {{m|ine-pro|*gʷelH-|t=to hit by throwing}}, via semantic shift "to throw" > "to throw (desires)" > "to want", but this is speculative.

===Pronunciation===
{{grc-IPA}}

===Verb===
{{grc-verb}}

# {{lb|grc|transitive|intransitive}} to [[will]], [[wish]], be [[willing]], [[want]] {{+obj|grc|acc<something>|inf<to do something>}} {{q|usually stronger than {{m|grc|ἐθέλω}}, implying choice or preference}}
# {{lb|grc|transitive}} to [[mean]]
# {{lb|grc|intransitive}} to [[pretend]], [[claim]] {{+obj|grc|inf<to do something>}}
# {{lb|grc|transitive}} to [[prefer]] {{+obj|grc|acc<something>/inf<to do something> + :[[μᾶλλον]] [[ἤ]]/:ἤ<over something else>}}

====Inflection====
{{grc-conj|pres|form=mp|βουλ}}
{{grc-conj|imperf|form=mp|ἐβουλ}}
{{grc-conj|imperf|form=mp|βουλ|dial=epi}}
{{grc-conj|imperf|form=mp|ἠβουλ|dial=att}}
{{grc-conj|fut|form=mid|βουλησ}}
{{grc-conj|fut|form=pass||βουληθ|dial=koi}}
{{grc-conj|aor-1|form=pass|||ἐβουληθ|βουληθ}}
{{grc-conj|perf|form=mp||βεβουλη}}

====Related terms====
{{der3|grc|ἐθέλω}}

===References===
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===Further reading===
* {{R:LSJ}}
* {{R:Middle Liddell}}
* {{R:Autenrieth}}
* {{R:Cunliffe}}
* {{R:Slater}}
* {{R:Strong's}}
* {{R:Woodhouse}}

{{catlangname|grc|control verbs}}
{{topics|grc|Emotions}}