Strong's Lexicon
G2307 — θέλημα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2307 |
|---|---|
| Word: | θέλημα |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from the prolonged form of G2309 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 62 |
| Transliteration: | thelema |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | thel'-ay-mah |
| Meaning: | 1. a determination (properly, the thing) 2. (actively) choice 3. (specially) purpose, decree 4. (abstractly) volition 5. (passively) inclination |
| KJV Renderings: | desire, pleasure, will |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
θέλημα, θελήματος, τό (θέλω), a word purely Biblical and ecclesiastical (yet found in Aristotle, de plant. 1, 1, p. 815b, 21); the Sept. for çÅôÆõ and øÈöåï; will, i. e., a. what one wishes or has determined shall be done (i. e. objectively, thing willed): Luk 12:47; Joh 5:30; 1Co 7:37; 1Th 5:18; 2Ti 2:26; Heb 10:10; Rev 4:11; θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ is used — of the purpose of God to bless mankind through Christ, Act 22:14; Eph 1:9; Col 1:9; of what God wishes to be done by us, Rom 12:2; Col 4:12 (Winer’s Grammar, 111 (105)); 1Pe 4:2; and simply τό θέλημα, Rom 2:18 (Winer’s Grammar, 594 (553)) (Sir 43:16 (17) (but here the better text now adds αὐτοῦ, see Fritzsche; in patristic Greek, however, θέλημα is so used even without the article; cf. Ignatius ad Rom 1:1-32; Rom 1:1-32 [ET]; ad Eph. 20, 1 [ET], etc.)); τοῦ κυρίου, Eph 5:17; plural commands, precepts: (Mar 3:35 WH. marginal reading); Act 13:22 (Psa 102:7 (); 2Ma 1:3); ἐστι τό θέλημα τίνος, followed by ἵνα, Joh 6:39; 1Co 16:12, cf. Mat 18:14; followed by an infinitive, 1Pe 2:15; by an accusative with an infinitive 1Th 4:3. (Cf. Buttmann, 237 (204); 240 (207); Winers Grammar, § 44, 8.)
b. equivalent to τό θέλειν (i. e. the abstract act of willing, the subjective) will, choice: 1Pe 3:17 (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 604 (562)); 2Pe 1:21; ποιεῖν τό θέλημα τίνος (especially of God), Mat 7:21; Mat 12:50; Mat 21:31; Mar 3:35 (here WH marginal reading the plural, see above); Joh 4:34; Joh 6:38; Joh 7:17; Joh 9:31; Eph 6:6; Heb 10:7; Heb 10:9; Heb 10:36; Heb 13:21; 1Jn 2:17; τό θέλημα (L T Tr WH βούλημα) τίνος κατεργάζεσθαι, 1Pe 4:3; γίνεται τό θέλημα τίνος, Mat 6:10; Mat 26:42; Luk 11:2 L R; ; Act 21:14; ἡ βουλή τοῦ θελήματος, Eph 1:11; ἡ εὐδοκία τοῦ θελήματος Eph 1:5; ἐν τῷ θελημάτω τοῦ Θεοῦ, if God will, Rom 1:10; διά θελήματος Θεοῦ, Rom 15:32; 1Co 1:1; 2Co 1:1; 2Co 8:5; Eph 1:1; Col 1:1; 2Ti 1:1; κατά τό θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, Gal 1:4; (1Pe 4:19); 1Jn 5:14. equivalent to pleasure: Luk 23:25; equivalent to inclination, desire: σαρκός, ἀνδρός, Joh 1:13; plural Eph 2:3. (Synonym: see θέλω, at the end.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
θέλημα (desire)
Matthew 6:10
- KJV: Thy kingdom come Thy will be done in earth as in heaven
- GK: ελθέτω η βασιλεία σου γενηθήτω το θέλημά σου ως εν ουρανώ και επί της γης
Matthew 7:21
- KJV: Not every one that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven
- GK: ου πας ο λέγων μοι κύριε κύριε εισελεύσεται εις την βασιλείαν των ουρανών αλλ΄ ο ποιών το θέλημα του πατρός μου του εν ουρανοίς
Matthew 12:50
- KJV: For who soever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven the same is my brother and sister and mother
- GK: όστις γαρ αν ποιήση το θέλημα του πατρός μου του εν ουρανοίς αυτός μου αδελφός και αδελφή και μήτηρ εστίν
Matthew 18:14
- KJV: Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish
- GK: ούτως ουκ έστι θέλημα έμπροσθεν του πατρός υμών του εν ουρανοίς ίνα απόληται εις των μικρών τούτων
Matthew 21:31
- KJV: Whether of them twain did the will of his father They say unto him The first Jesus saith unto them Verily I say unto you That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you
- GK: τις εκ των δύο εποίησε το θέλημα του πατρός λέγουσιν αυτώ ο πρώτος λέγει αυτοίς ο Ιησούς αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι οι τελώναι και αι πόρναι προάγουσιν υμάς εις την βασιλείαν του θεού
Matthew 26:42
- KJV: He went away again the second time and prayed saying O my Father if this cup may not pass away from me except I drink it thy will be done
- GK: πάλιν εκ δευτέρου απελθών προσήυξατο λέγων πάτερ μου ει ου δύναται τούτο το ποτήριον παρελθείν απ΄ εμού εάν μη αυτό πίω γενηθήτω το θέλημά σου
Mark 3:35
- KJV: For whosoever shall do the will of God the same is my brother and my sister and mother
- GK: ος γαρ αν ποιήση το θέλημα του θεού ούτος αδελφός μου και αδελφή και μήτηρ εστί
Luke 11:2
- KJV: And he said unto them When ye pray say Our Father which art in heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will be done as in heaven so in earth
- GK: είπε δε αυτοίς όταν προσεύχησθε λέγετε πάτερ ημών ο εν τοις ουρανοίς αγιασθήτω το όνομά σου ελθέτω η βασιλεία σου γενηθήτω το θέλημά σου ως εν ουρανώ και επί της γης
Luke 12:47