Grecian/Griceian Boulomaic Modalities

From Liddell/Scott online:


βούλησις , εως, h(,


A.

willing,

Arist.de An.433a43;

β. ἀγαθοῦ ὄρεξις

Id.Top.146b5, cf. EN1111b19;

τῶν ἀδυνάτων, τοῦ τέλους, ib. 1111b22, 1113a15;

purpose,

πράσσειν β.

E.HF1305;

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.).