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Koine Greek wordlink #148796

SR GNT Yac 4:4 βουληθῇ (boulaʸthaʸ) ‘is whoever therefore may_be wished a friend to_be of the’ Strongs=10140 Lemma=boulomai
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=aorist voice=passive person=3rd number=singular

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Only use of identical word form βουληθῇ (V-SAP3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βουληθῇ’ (V-SAP3..S) is always and only glossed as ‘may_be wished’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘boulomai’ have 18 different glosses: ‘am wishing’, ‘having_been wished it’, ‘is wishing’, ‘may_be wished’, ‘may_be wishing’, ‘might_be wishing’, ‘was counseled’, ‘was wishing’, ‘were wishing’, ‘I am wishing’, ‘I was counseled’, ‘I was wishing’, ‘he is wishing’, ‘they were wishing’, ‘we are wishing’, ‘you are wishing’, ‘you_all are wishing’, ‘wishing’.

Greek words (1) other than βουληθῇ (V-SAP3..S) with a gloss related to ‘wished’

YAC 1:18 βουληθεὶς (boulaʸtheis) V-PAP.NMS ‘having_been wished it he brought_forth us by the message’ SR GNT Yac 1:18 word 1

Key: V=verb PAP.NMS=participle,aorist,passive,nominative,masculine,singular SAP3..S=subjunctive,aorist,passive,3rd person singular