Strong's Lexicon
G2308 — θέλησις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2308 |
|---|---|
| Word: | θέλησις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G2309 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | thelesis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | thel'-ay-sis |
| Meaning: | 1. determination (properly, the act), i.e. option |
| KJV Renderings: | will |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
θέλησις, θελήσεως, ἡ (θέλω), equivalent to τό θέλειν, a willing, will: Heb 2:4. (Eze 18:23; 2Ch 15:15; Pro 8:35; Wis 16:25; (Tob 12:18); 2Ma 12:16; 3Ma 2:26; (plural in) Melissa epist. ad Char., p. 62 Orell.; according to Pollux (l. 5 c. 47) a vulgarism (ἰδιωτικον); (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 353).)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
θέλησις (will)
Hebrews 2:4
- KJV: God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders and with divers miracles and gifts of the Holy Ghost according to his own will
- GK: συνεπιμαρτυρούντος του θεού σημείοις τε και τέρασι και ποικίλαις δυνάμεσι και πνεύματος αγίου μερισμοίς κατά την αυτού θέλησιν
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