noun · feminine

thelēsias

Greekθέλησις (thelēsis)

Strong’sG2308

a willing, will

stem thelēsi-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

will1×

What it means

† θέλησις, -εως, ἡ

(θέλω), [in LXX: II Ch 15:15, Pr 8:35 (רָצוֹן), Ez 18:23 (חֵפֶץ), Da LXX 11:45 (צְבִי), To 12:18, Wi 16:25, II Mac 12:16, III Mac 2:26*;]

in colloq. and MGr. = τὸ θέλειν, will: He 2:4.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2308 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidthel'-ay-sis

determination (properly, the act), i.e. option

Fromfrom G2309;

King Jameswill.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	thelēsias	thelēsiais
object accusative	thelēsian1×θέλησιν	thelēsiain
direct address vocative	thelēsiar	thelēsiair
of, belonging to genitive	thelēsiau	thelēsiaiu
to, for dative	thelēsia	thelēsiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

thelēsistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

thelēsia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

thelēsian“will”objectaccusative singular1×

Hebrews 2:4“will”sunepimarturarōtou tou theou sēmei tē kai teratei kai poikilai dunamiai kai pneumeu hagieu merismoi kata tan autou thelēsian?and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.