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P. and V. [[γνώμη]], ἡ, [[ἀξίωμα]], τό, [[βούλευμα]], τό, [[ἔννοια]], ἡ, [[ἐπίνοια]], ἡ, Ar. and P. [[διάνοια]], ἡ, V. [[φρόνησις]], ἡ.

<b class="b2">Deliberate choice of action</b>: P. [[προαίρεσις]], ἡ.

<b class="b2">Make it one's purpose to</b>: P. προαιρεῖσθαι (infin.).

<b class="b2">Keep to your present purpose</b>: V. σῶζε τὸν παρόντα νοῦν (Aesch., ''P.V.'' 392).

<b class="b2">For this very purpose</b>: P. and V. ἐπʼ αὐτὸ τοῦτο, P. εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, [[αὐτοῦ]] τούτου [[ἕνεκα]].

<b class="b2">A sickle made for the purpose</b>: P. [[δρέπανον]] ἐπὶ τοῦτο εἰργασθέν (Plat., ''Rep.'' 353A).

<b class="b2">For what purpose?</b> P. τοῦ [[ἕνεκα]]; P. and V. ἐπὶ τῷ; see [[why]].

<b class="b2">On purpose, deliberately</b>: P. and V. ἐκ προνοίας (Eur., ''H.F.'' 598), P. ἐκ παρασκευῆς, Ar. and P. ἐπίτηδες, [[ἐξεπίτηδες]]; see also [[intentionally]].

<b class="b2">Voluntarily</b>: P. and V. ἑκουσίως, V. ἐξ ἑκουσίας.

<b class="b2">Done on purpose, voluntary</b> (of things): P. and V. [[ἑκούσιος]].

<b class="b2">To good purpose</b>: P. and V. εἰς καιρόν, V. πρὸς καιρόν.

<b class="b2">To no purpose</b>: see <b class="b2">in vain</b>, under [[vain]].

<b class="b2">Without purpose, at random</b>: P. and V. εἰκῆ.

<b class="b2">Vainly</b>: P. and V. [[μάτην]], V. ματαίως.

<b class="b2">Not without purpose</b>: V. οὐκ ἀφροντίστως.

'''v. trans. or''' '''absol.'''

With infin., P. and V. βουλεύειν, ἐννοεῖν, νοεῖν, Ar. and P. διανοεῖσθαι, ἐπινοεῖν.

<b class="b2">Be about to</b>: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).