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"Will" And "Wish" This Is Appendix 102 From The Companion Bible. The difference between these two words is
important; and, in the occurrences of each, this Appendix is referred to.
1. thelo means to wish
or desire, and is the emotional element which leads to the
consequent action. It is therefore stronger than boulomai,
because the natural impulse is stronger than the reasoned resolve.
2. The Noun thelema must
also be noted, with the same distinction from boulema, as
denoting the desire rather than the resolve.
3. boulomai, though it
sometimes means much more, yet has reference to the result of
thelo; videlicet the deliberate determination, whether in
accordance with, or contrary to, the original wish or impluse.
4. In like manner the Noun
boulema is to be distinguished from thelema
(Number 2) as denoting resolve, counsel, or determination, rather than the
wish or desire. Boulema occurs only twice, Acts
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