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wish
subs.
P. and V. βούλησις, ἡ, P. βούλημα, τό.
Desire: P. and V. ἐπῐθῡμία, ἡ ; see desire.
If it is your wish: P. εἴ σοι βουλομένῳ ἐστί, εἴ σοι ἡδομένῳ ἐστί.
Request: P. and V. χρεία, ἡ.
Mere wish, aspiration: P. εὐχή, ἡ.
Good wishes: P. and V. εὔνοια, ἡ ; see good will.
Change one’s wishes: V. μετεύχεσθαι (Eur. Med. 600).
Impulse: P. and V. ὁρμή, ἡ.
According to one’s wishes: P. and V. κᾰτὰ γνώμην, Ar. and P. κᾰτὰ̆ νοῦν.
wish
v. trans. or intrans.
P. and V. βούλεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐθέλειν, Ar. and V. θέλειν.
Desire: P. and V. ἐπῐθῡμεῖν, ἐφί̄εσθαι, Ar. and V. χρῄζειν (rare P.), μενοινᾶν (Eur. Cycl. 448), V. προσχρῄζειν, ἱμείρειν, ἱμείρεσθαι, ποθεῖν, ἐρᾶν, ἔρασθαι; see desire.
Join in wishing: P. and V. συμβούλεσθαι (dat.) (Plat.), Ar. and V. συνθέλειν (absol.).
Wish for: P. and V. ἐπῐθῡμεῖν (gen.), ἐφί̄εσθαι (gen.), V. χρῄζειν (gen.), προσχρῄζειν (gen.), χᾰτίζειν (gen.), μενοινᾶν (acc.) (Soph. Aj. 341); see desire.
Yearn for: P. and V. ποθεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. ἱμείρειν (gen.), V. ἱμείρεσθαι (gen.).
Be enamoured of: P. and V. ἐρᾶν (gen.), Ar. and V. ἔρασθαι (gen.).
Seek: P. and V. ζητεῖν.
Desire ardently: P. γλίχεσθαι (gen.).
Do you wish me to speak: see P. and V. βούλει εἴπω (aor. subj.).

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