Intend - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Intend

[ 1,,G1014, boulomai ]
to will, wish, desire, purpose" (expressing a fixed resolve, the deliberate exercise of volition), is translated "intend" in Acts 5:28, and "intending" in Acts 12:4. See DESIRE.

[ 2,,G2309, thelo ]
"to will, be willing, desire" (less strong, and more frequent than No. 1), is translated "intending" in Luke 14:28, AV (RV, "desiring"). See DESIRE.

[ 3,,G3195, mello ]
"to be about to do a thing," indicating simply the formation of a design, is translated "intend" in Acts 5:35, AV (RV, "are about"); "intending," in Acts 20:7, RV (AV, "ready"); Acts 20:13 (1st part); in the 2nd part of the verse, RV, "intending" (AV, "minding").

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words