βούλησις: Difference between revisions

|Definition=εως, ἡ, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[willing]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">de An.</span>433a43</span>; β. ἀγαθοῦ ὄρεξις <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Top.</span>146b5</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EN</span>1111b19</span>; <b class="b3">τῶν ἀδυνάτων, τοῦ τέλους</b>, ib. <span class="bibl">1111b22</span>, <span class="bibl">1113a15</span>; [[purpose]], πράσσειν β. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">HF</span>1305</span>; [[wish]], [[desire]], <span class="bibl">Th.3.39</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>509d</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">βούλησιν ἐλπίζει</b> entertains a hope and [[purpose]], <span class="bibl">Th.6.78</span>; κατὰ τὴν β. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cra.</span>420d</span>, al.; <b class="b3">παρὰ τὴν β</b>. ibid., <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span> 1136b24</span>: pl., <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>688b</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1378b18</span>; of the gods, <span class="bibl">Polystr. p.10</span> W. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[purpose]] or [[meaning]] of a poem, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>344b</span>; [[signification]] of a word, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cra.</span>421b</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> [[will]], [[testament]], β. ἔγγραφος <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PLips.</span>33 ii 10</span> (iv A. D.).</span>