βουλή

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See also: βουλῇ and Βουλή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From βούλομαι (boúlomai, “I wish, will”) +‎ -η (-ē, verbal noun suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βουλή • (boulḗ) f (genitive βουλῆς); first declension

  1. will, determination, decision
  2. plan, project, intention
  3. counsel, advice
  4. council, senate
    Synonyms: γερουσῐ́ᾱ (gerousĭ́ā), ἐκκλησῐ́ᾱ (ekklēsĭ́ā), σῠ́γκλητος (sŭ́nklētos)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ βουλή; τῆς βουλῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ βουλή
hē boulḗ 		τὼ βουλᾱ́
tṑ boulā́ 		αἱ βουλαί
hai boulaí
Genitive τῆς βουλῆς
tês boulês 		τοῖν βουλαῖν
toîn boulaîn 		τῶν βουλῶν
tôn boulôn
Dative τῇ βουλῇ
têi boulêi 		τοῖν βουλαῖν
toîn boulaîn 		ταῖς βουλαῖς
taîs boulaîs
Accusative τὴν βουλήν
tḕn boulḗn 		τὼ βουλᾱ́
tṑ boulā́ 		τᾱ̀ς βουλᾱ́ς
tā̀s boulā́s
Vocative βουλή
boulḗ 		βουλᾱ́
boulā́ 		βουλαί
boulaí
Notes:
First declension of βουλή; βουλῆς (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative βουλή
boulḗ 		βουλᾱ́
boulā́ 		βουλαί
boulaí
Genitive βουλῆς
boulês 		βουλαῖν / βουλαῖῐν / βουλῇῐν
boulaî(ĭ)n / boulêiĭn 		βουλᾱ́ων / βουλέ͜ων / βουλῶν
boulā́ōn / boulé͜ōn / boulôn
Dative βουλῇ
boulêi 		βουλαῖν / βουλαῖῐν / βουλῇῐν
boulaî(ĭ)n / boulêiĭn 		βουλῇσῐ / βουλῇσῐν / βουλῇς / βουλαῖς
boulêisĭ(n) / boulêis / boulaîs
Accusative βουλήν
boulḗn 		βουλᾱ́
boulā́ 		βουλᾱ́ς
boulā́s
Vocative βουλή
boulḗ 		βουλᾱ́
boulā́ 		βουλαί
boulaí
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
First declension of ἡ βουλή; τῆς βουλῆς (Ionic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ βουλή
hē boulḗ 		τὼ βουλᾱ́
tṑ boulā́ 		αἱ βουλαί
hai boulaí
Genitive τῆς βουλῆς
tês boulês 		τοῖν βουλαῖν
toîn boulaîn 		τῶν βουλέων / βουλῶν
tôn bouléōn / boulôn
Dative τῇ βουλῇ
têi boulêi 		τοῖν βουλαῖν
toîn boulaîn 		τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν βουλῇσῐ / βουλῇσῐν
têisĭ(n) boulêisĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν βουλήν
tḕn boulḗn 		τὼ βουλᾱ́
tṑ boulā́ 		τᾱ̀ς βουλᾱ́ς
tā̀s boulā́s
Vocative βουλή
boulḗ 		βουλᾱ́
boulā́ 		βουλαί
boulaí
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βούλομαι (> DER > βουλή)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βουλή (boulḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vuˈli/
  • Hyphenation: βου‧λή

Noun

βουλή • (voulí) f (plural βουλές)

  1. (government, politics) parliament, legislative body, house of elected representatives
  2. Congress
    Synonyms: γερουσία (gerousía), κοινοβούλιο (koinovoúlio), σύγκλητος (sýgklitos)
  3. (chiefly in the plural) will, ruling, decision, verdict, judgment, counsel, decree
    Synonyms: απόφαση (apófasi), γνώμη (gnómi), θέληση (thélisi), κρίση (krísi), συμβουλή (symvoulí)
    οι βουλές του Θεού ― oi voulés tou Theoú ― the will of God

Declension

Declension of βουλή
singular plural
nominative βουλή (voulí) βουλές (voulés)
genitive βουλής (voulís) βουλών (voulón)
accusative βουλή (voulí) βουλές (voulés)
vocative βουλή (voulí) βουλές (voulés)

Further reading

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