1) would that, where one wishes that a thing had happened which has not happened or a thing be done which probably will not be done
Part of Speech: particle
G3785
First person singular of a past tense of G3784; I ought (wish), that is, (interjectionally) oh that!: - would (to God).
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These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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