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θέλημα

thelēmawill/desireHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter62 occurrences18 books58 verses

Definition

θέλημα, -τος, τό

(θέλω), [in LXX chiefly for חָפֵץ, also for רָצוֹן, etc. ;]

will,

(a) objectively = that which is willed: Matthew 18:14, Luke 12:47, John 5:30, 1 Corinthians 7:37, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, 2 Timothy 2:26, Hebrews 10:10, Revelation 4:11; θ. τ. θεοῦ, Acts 22:14, Romans 2:18; 12:2, Ephesians 1:9, Colossians 1:9; 4:12, 1 Peter 4:2; τ. κυρίου, Ephesians 5:17; pl., of precepts, Mark 3:35, WH, mg., Acts 13:22 (LXX); ἐστιν τὸ θ., with genitive of person(s), before ἵνα, John 6:39-40, 1 Corinthians 16:12; with inf., 1 Peter 2:15; with accusative and inf., 1 Thessalonians 4:3

(b) subjectively = τὸ θέλειν (cf. θέλησις): Luke 23:25, John 1:13, 1 Peter 3:17, 2 Peter 1:21; ποιεῖν, Matthew 7:21; 12:50; 21:31, Mark 3:35 (pl., WH, mg., see supr.), John 4:34; 6:38; 7:17; 9:31, Ephesians 6:6, Hebrews 10:7, 9; 10:36; 13:21, 1 John 2:17; γίνεσθαι, Matthew 6:10; 26:42, Luke 22:42, Acts 21:14; ἡ εὐδοκία ( βουλὴ) τοῦ θ., Ephesians 1:5, 11; ἐν τῷ θ. τοῦ θεοῦ, Romans 1:10; διὰ θ. θεοῦ, Romans 15:32, 1 Corinthians 1:1, 2 Corinthians 1:1; 8:5, Ephesians 1:1, Colossians 1:1, 2 Timothy 1:1; κατὰ τὸ θ. τ. θεοῦ, Galatians 1:4, 1 Peter 4:19, 1 John 5:14; pl., Ephesians 2:3 (Cremer, 728).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as θέλημα:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

62 total
  1. Matthew 6:10θέλημά · will
    Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
  2. Matthew 7:21θέλημα · will
    Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
  3. Matthew 12:50θέλημα · will
    For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
  4. Matthew 18:14θέλημα · willing
    In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
  5. Matthew 21:31θέλημα · will
    Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
  6. Matthew 26:42θέλημά · will
    A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
  7. Mark 3:35θέλημα · will
    For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
  8. Luke 12:47θέλημα · will; θέλημα · instructions
    That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
  9. Luke 22:42θέλημά · will
    “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
  10. Luke 23:25θελήματι · will
    As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.
  11. John 1:13θελήματος · [the] desire; θελήματος · will
    …children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
  12. John 4:34θέλημα · will
    Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
  13. John 5:30θέλημα · will; θέλημα · will
    I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
  14. John 6:38θέλημα · will; θέλημα · will
    For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
  15. John 6:39θέλημα · will
    And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
  16. John 6:40θέλημα · will
    For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
  17. John 7:17θέλημα · will
    If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
  18. John 9:31θέλημα · will
    We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
  19. Acts 13:22θελήματά · will
    After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
  20. Acts 21:14θέλημα · will
    When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
  21. Acts 22:14θέλημα · will
    Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.
  22. Romans 1:10θελήματι · will
    …in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
  23. Romans 2:18θέλημα · will
    …if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
  24. Romans 12:2θέλημα · will
    Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
  25. Romans 15:32θελήματος · will
    …so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
  26. 1 Corinthians 1:1θελήματος · [the] will
    Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
  27. 1 Corinthians 7:37θελήματος · will
    But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
  28. 1 Corinthians 16:12θέλημα · inclined
    Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
  29. 2 Corinthians 1:1θελήματος · [the] will
    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
  30. 2 Corinthians 8:5θελήματος · [the] will
    And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.
  31. Galatians 1:4θέλημα · will
    …who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
  32. Ephesians 1:1θελήματος · [the] will
    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
  33. Ephesians 1:5θελήματος · will
    He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
  34. Ephesians 1:9θελήματος · will
    And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
  35. Ephesians 1:11θελήματος · will
    In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
  36. Ephesians 2:3θελήματα · desires
    All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
  37. Ephesians 5:17θέλημα · will [is]
    Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
  38. Ephesians 6:6θέλημα · will
    And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
  39. Colossians 1:1θελήματος · [the] will
    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
  40. Colossians 1:9θελήματος · will
    For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
  41. Colossians 4:12θελήματι · will
    Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
  42. 1 Thessalonians 4:3θέλημα · will
    For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
  43. 1 Thessalonians 5:18θέλημα · will
    Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
  44. 2 Timothy 1:1θελήματος · [the] will
    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
  45. 2 Timothy 2:26θέλημα · will
    Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
  46. Hebrews 10:7θέλημά · will
    Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”