βουλή
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- βόλλα (bólla) — Aeolic
- βωλά (bōlá) — Doric, Arcadocypriot, Boeotian
Etymology
From βούλομαι (boúlomai, “I wish, will”) + -η (-ē, verbal noun suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /buː.lɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /buˈle̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βuˈli/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /vuˈli/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /vuˈli/
Noun
βουλή • (boulḗ) f (genitive βουλῆς); first declension
- will, determination, decision
- plan, project, intention
- counsel, advice
- council, senate
- Synonyms: γερουσῐ́ᾱ (gerousĭ́ā), ἐκκλησῐ́ᾱ (ekklēsĭ́ā), σῠ́γκλητος (sŭ́nklētos)
Inflection
| 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 tēî boulēî |
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: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | βουλή boulḗ |
βουλᾱ́ boulā́ |
βουλαί boulaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | βουλῆς boulês |
βουλαῖν / βουλαῖῐν / βουλῇῐν boulaî(ĭ)n / boulēîĭn |
βουλᾱ́ων / βουλέ͜ων / βουλῶν boulā́ōn / boulé͜ōn / boulôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | βουλῇ boulēî |
βουλαῖν / βουλαῖῐν / βουλῇῐν boulaî(ĭ)n / boulēîĭn |
βουλῇς / βουλῇσῐ / βουλῇσῐν / βουλαῖς boulēîs / boulēîsĭ(n) / boulaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | βουλήν boulḗn |
βουλᾱ́ boulā́ |
βουλᾱ́ς boulā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βουλή boulḗ |
βουλᾱ́ boulā́ |
βουλαί boulaí | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| 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 tēî boulēî |
τοῖν βουλαῖν toîn boulaîn |
τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν βουλῇσῐ / βουλῇσῐν tēîsĭ(n) boulēîsĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν βουλήν tḕn boulḗn |
τὼ βουλᾱ́ tṑ boulā́ |
τᾱ̀ς βουλᾱ́ς tā̀s boulā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βουλή boulḗ |
βουλᾱ́ boulā́ |
βουλαί boulaí | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Derived terms
- ἀριστόβουλος (aristóboulos)
- Ἀριστόβουλος (Aristóboulos)
- βᾰθῠ́βουλος (băthŭ́boulos)
- βουλεύω (bouleúō)
- βουληγόρος (boulēgóros)
- βουληφόρος (boulēphóros)
- Εὔβουλος (Eúboulos)
- Θρασύβουλος (Thrasúboulos)
- Κλεόβουλος (Kleóboulos)
- Κριτόβουλος (Kritóboulos)
References
- ^ 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
- “βουλή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “βουλή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “βουλή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- βουλή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- βουλή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- βουλή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- G1012 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- advice idem, page 15.
- council idem, page 176.
- counsel idem, page 176.
- decision idem, page 201.
- design idem, page 215.
- determination idem, page 219.
- parliament idem, page 593.
- plan idem, page 617.
- precept idem, page 634.
- proposal idem, page 653.
- resolve idem, page 702.
- scheme idem, page 739.
- senate idem, page 751.
- suggestion idem, page 836.
- warning idem, page 964.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βουλή (boulḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vuˈli/
- Hyphenation: βου‧λή
Noun
βουλή • (voulí) f (plural βουλές)
- (government, politics) parliament, legislative body, house of elected representatives
- Congress
- Synonyms: γερουσία (gerousía), κοινοβούλιο (koinovoúlio), σύγκλητος (sýgklitos)
- (chiefly in the plural) will, ruling, decision, verdict, judgment, counsel, decree
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | βουλή (voulí) | βουλές (voulés) |
| genitive | βουλής (voulís) | βουλών (voulón) |
| accusative | βουλή (voulí) | βουλές (voulés) |
| vocative | βουλή (voulí) | βουλές (voulés) |
Related terms
- αντικοινοβουλευτικός (antikoinovouleftikós, “antiparliamentary”, adjective)
- αντικοινοβουλευτισμός m (antikoinovouleftismós, “antiparliamentarianism”)
- βούλευμα n (voúlevma, “parliamentary bill”)
- βουλευτήριο n (vouleftírio, “parliamentary chamber”)
- βουλευτής m or f (vouleftís, “member of parliament”)
- βουλευτικός (vouleftikós, “parliamentary”, adjective)
- βουλευτιλίκι n (vouleftilíki, “member's term in office”)
- βουλευτίνα f (vouleftína, “member of parliament”)
- Βουλή f (Voulí, “the Parliament”)
- κοινοβουλευτικός (koinovouleftikós, “parliamentary”)
- κοινοβούλιο (koinovoúlio, “parliament”)
Further reading
- Βουλή των Ελλήνων on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- βουλή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language