verb
thelamō
Strong’sG2309
I will, wish, desire
stem thel-208 times in the New Testamentin 22 of 27 books35 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
θέλω means to will, wish, or desire something 124. It denotes an active, deliberate choice arising from one's own impulse or inclination, rather than a merely passive acceptance of something because of outside circumstances 2. By extension it can mean to choose or prefer something, literally or figuratively, and can carry the sense of being inclined toward something, sometimes best rendered adverbially as "gladly" 2. Used impersonally, it can stand for the future tense, meaning "to be about to" 2, and in certain uses reflecting Hebrew idiom it can mean "to delight in" something 2. It is the more common word for wishing or willing in the ordinary language of the New Testament period and later Greek 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
θέλω (the strengthened form ἐθέλω is found in Hom., and is the more freq. in Attic; v. Rutherford, NPhr., 415 f.),
[in LXX for חפץ,אבה; c. neg., מאן pi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2309 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthel'-o
to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in
Fromapparently strengthened from the alternate form of G138;
King Jamesdesire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly)).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
see at {ἐθέλω} and add ὅστις ἂν θέλῃ Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
14 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| thelamōθέλω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | want | 35× |
| thelasōθέλεις | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | want | 18× |
| thelatōθέλει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | wants | 19× |
| thelanōθέλομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | want | 7× |
| thelavōθέλετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | want | 18× |
| thelalōθέλουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | want | 6× |
| thelameἤθελον | was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular | wish | 1× |
| thelaseἤθελες | was happening · youimperfect active indicative 2nd person singular | wanted | 1× |
| thelateἤθελεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | want | 14× |
| thelaleἤθελον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | wanted | 7× |
| thelamaἠθέλησα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | wanted | 3× |
| thelasaἠθέλησας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | desired | 2× |
| thelataἠθέλησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | wanted | 8× |
| thelanaἠθελήσαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | wanted | 1× |
| thelavaἠθελήσατε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | willing | 3× |
| thelalaἠθέλησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | would | 3× |
| thelameiōθέλω | happening now · Ipresent active subjunctive 1st person singular | want | 3× |
| thelaseiōθέλῃς | happening now · youpresent active subjunctive 2nd person singular | willing | 4× |
| thelateiōθέλῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | wants | 8× |
| thelaveiōθέλητε | happening now · yepresent active subjunctive 2nd person plural | want | 4× |
| thelaleiōθέλωσι | happening now · theypresent active subjunctive 3rd person plural | willing | 1× |
| thelameiaθελήσω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | wish | 1× |
| thelateiaθελήσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | wills | 3× |
| thelaleiaθελήσωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | desire | 1× |
| thelatoiōθέλοι | happening now · he/she/itpresent active optative 3rd person singular | be | 3× |
| thelarōθέλειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | will | 4× |
| thelarōntosθέλων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | wanting | 13× |
| thelarōntonθέλοντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | wants | 1× |
| thelarōntouθέλοντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | will | 2× |
| thelarōntoθέλοντί | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine | want | 2× |
| thelarōntoisθέλοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | want | 6× |
| thelarōntoinθέλοντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | maintain | 1× |
| thelarōntoirθέλοντες | happening now · direct addresspresent active participle vocative plural masculine | desire | 1× |
| thelarōntoiuθελόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | like | 3× |
| thelarantoinθελήσαντάς | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine | want | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 146 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thelamō35×θέλω | thelame1×ἤθελον | thelami | thelama3×ἠθέλησα | thelamē | thelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thelasō18×θέλεις | thelase1×ἤθελες | thelasi | thelasa2×ἠθέλησας | thelasē | thelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thelatō19×θέλει | thelate14×ἤθελεν | thelati | thelata8×ἠθέλησεν | thelatē | thelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | thelanō7×θέλομεν | thelane | thelani | thelana1×ἠθελήσαμεν | thelanē | thelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thelavō18×θέλετε | thelave | thelavi | thelava3×ἠθελήσατε | thelavē | thelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thelalō6×θέλουσιν | thelale7×ἤθελον | thelali | thelala3×ἠθέλησαν | thelalē | thelalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 25 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thelameiō3×θέλω | thelameia1×θελήσω | thelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thelaseiō4×θέλῃς | thelaseia | thelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thelateiō8×θέλῃ | thelateia3×θελήσῃ | thelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | thelaneiō | thelaneia | thelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thelaveiō4×θέλητε | thelaveia | thelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thelaleiō1×θέλωσι | thelaleia1×θελήσωσιν | thelaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thelasōr | thelasar | thelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thelatōr | thelatar | thelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thelavōr | thelavar | thelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thelalōr | thelalar | thelalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thelamoiō | thelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thelasoiō | thelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thelatoiō3×θέλοι | thelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | thelanoiō | thelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thelavoiō | thelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thelaloiō | thelaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thelarō4×θέλειν | thelari | thelara | thelarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 30 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thelarōntos29×θέλων | thelarintos | thelarantos1× | thelarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
thel 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
208 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
thelamō“want”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular35×, 5 shown
Matthew 8:3… ekteinarantos tan cheiran hapteta autou legarōntos; Thelamō, katharizisar; kai eutheōs katharizita autou tas …… and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately …
Matthew 9:13poreuirantois de mathavar tinem atō; Elesem thelamō kai ouk thusian; ouk gar erchama …… and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have …
Matthew 12:7ei de gnōskavelē tinem atō; Elesem thelamō kai ouk thusian, ouk an katadikazava …… had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not …
Matthew 15:32… esthialeia; kai apoluara autoin nēstioin ouk thelamō, mēpote ekluileia en ta hoda.… nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or …
Matthew 20:14airasar tem sem kai hupagasōr; thelamō de houto to eschato dōara hōs …Take your pay and go. I want to give this last man the …
thelasō“want”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular18×, 4 shown
Matthew 13:28… poiata. tois de doulois auto legalō; Thelasō oun apercharantois sulleganeia auteim?… the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them …
Matthew 15:28“want”… su tas pistias; genitar si hōs thelasō. kai iita tas thugatras autau apo …… Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very …
Matthew 17:4… kalem atō nin hōde arō; ei thelasō, poiami hōde treis skēnain, si henan …… us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters …
Matthew 19:17… henos atō tos agathos; ei de thelasō eis tan zōan eiserchara, tērasar tain …… One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
thelatō“wants”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular19×, 5 shown
Matthew 16:24… legata toi mathētoi autou; Ei tinos thelatō opisō mu erchara, aparnetar heauton kai …… Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must …
Matthew 27:43… epi ton theon, ruetar nun ei thelatō auton; legata gar hoti Theou amō …… God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am …
Mark 8:34“would”… mathētoi autou legata autoi; Ei tinos thelatō opisō mu erchara, aparnetar heauton kai …… along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up …
Mark 9:35… dōdeka kai legatō autoi; Ei tinos thelatō prōtos arō eti pantoiu eschatos kai …… the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be …
Luke 5:39kai oudenos pinarantos palaion thelatō neon; legatō gar; Tos palaios chrēstos …… no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old …
thelanō“want”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural7×, 4 shown
Matthew 12:38… toiu grammatevoiu kai Farisaioiu legarōntois; Didaskalor, thelanō apo su sēmem horara.… Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
Mark 10:35… tois huiois Zebedaiou legarōntois auto; Didaskalor, thelanō hina hem ean aitaneia sin poiaseia …… to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever …
Luke 19:14… apostelala presbeian opisō autou legarōntois; Ouk thelanō houton basilara epi nin.… him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
John 12:21“wish”… Galilaiau, kai erōtale auton legarōntois; Kurior, thelanō ton Iēsun horara.… Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
thelavō“want”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural18×, 5 shown
Matthew 11:14kai ei thelavō dechera, autos atō Ēliaos tos mellarōntos …And if you are willing to accept it, he is the …
Matthew 20:32… Iēsus fōnata autoin kai legata; Tinem thelavō poiameia vi?… and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He …
Matthew 26:15legata; Tinem thelavō mi dōara kamis vi paradōami auton? …and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand …
Matthew 27:17… autoiu legata autoi tos Pilatos; Tinon thelavō apoluameia vi, Iēsun ton Barabbon ē …… asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas …
Matthew 27:21… de tos hēgemonos legata autoi; Tinon thelavō apo toiu duo apoluameia vi? tois …“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked …
thelalō“want”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural6×, 4 shown
Matthew 23:4… autois de to daktulo autoiu ouk thelalō kinara auteim.… shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move …
1 Corinthians 14:35“want”ei de tinem mathara thelalō, en oiko toin idioin androin eperōtalōr, …If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it …
Galatians 4:17… vin ouk kalōs, alla ekkleiara vin thelalō, hina autoin zēlaveiō.… in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so …
Galatians 6:12hosois thelalō euprosōpara en sarka, houtois anankazalō vin …Those who want to make a good impression outwardly …
thelame“wish”was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×
Galatians 4:20thelame de pareiarō pros vin arti, kai …how I wish I could be with you now …
thelase“wanted”was happening · youimperfect active indicative 2nd person singular1×
John 21:18… neoteros, zōnase siauton kai peripatase hopou thelase; hotan de gēraskaseia, ekteinasi tain cheirain …… dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you …
thelate“want”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular14×, 4 shown
Matthew 2:18“want”… klaiarōntas teim tekneim autau, kai ouk thelate parakalira hoti ouk alō.… mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
Matthew 18:30“willing”tos de ouk thelate, alla apercharantos balata auton eis fulakan …But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he …
Mark 3:13… eis tem orem kai proskalotō hoin thelate autos, kai aperchala pros auton.… mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
Mark 6:19tas de Hērōdiadas enechate auto kai thelate auton apoktenara, kai ouk dunote;… held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had …
thelale“wanted”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural7×, 4 shown
Matthew 22:3“want”… kalorēntoin eis toin gamoin, kai ouk thelale erchara.… he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
Matthew 27:15“wanted”… apoluarō henon to ochlo desmion hon thelale.… feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their …
Mark 9:13“pleased”… Ēliaos erchatē, kai poiala auto hoseim thelale, kathōs grafotē epi auton.… you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
John 6:11… homoiōs kai ek teiu opsarieiu hosem thelale.… were seated as much as they wanted.
thelama“wanted”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular3×
Matthew 23:37“wanted”… lithobolarōntar toin apostelorēntoin pros autan posakis thelama episunagara teim tekneim su, hon tropon …… prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a …
Luke 13:34“wanted”… lithobolarōntar toin apostelorēntoin pros autan posakis thelama episunagara teim tekneim su hon tropon …… prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen …
Philemon 1:14chōris de tau sau gnōmau oudenem thelama poiara, hina mē hōs kata anankan …But I did not want to do anything without your consent …
thelasa“desired”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular2×
Hebrews 10:5“desired”… kosmon legatō; Thusian kai prosforan ouk thelasa, sōmem de katartizesa mi;… into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
Hebrews 10:8“desired”… kai holokautōmeim kai peri hamartau ouk thelasa oude eudokasa, hotinais kata nomon prosferolō,… and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).
thelata“wanted”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular8×, 4 shown
Matthew 18:23… basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo basilevo hos thelata sunairara logon meta toiu douloiu autou;… heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
Matthew 27:34“would”… meta cholau migorēnton; kai geuerantos ouk thelata pinara.… to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
Mark 6:26… toin horkoin kai toin anakeiorōntoin ouk thelata athetara autan;… and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
John 1:43Ta epaurion thelata exerchara eis tan Galilaian. kai heuriskatō …The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding …
thelana“wanted”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Thessalonians 2:18dioti thelana erchara pros vin, mis men Paulos …For we wanted to come to you — indeed I …
thelava“willing”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural3×
Matthew 23:37“willing”… autau hupo tain pterugain, kai ouk thelava?… hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you …
Luke 13:34“willing”… nossian hupo tain pterugain, kai ouk thelava.… her chicks under her wings, but you …
John 5:35… tos kaiorōntos kai fanarōntos, vis de thelava agalliira pros hōran en te fōte …… and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in …
thelala“would”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 17:12“pleased”… auton alla poiala en auto hoseim thelala; houtōs kai tos huios tou anthrōpou …… and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer …
Luke 10:24… vi hoti pollois profētois kai basilevois thelala horara heim vis blepavō kai ouk …… you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but …
Acts 7:39“would”ho ouk thelala hupēkoois genera tois patrois nu, alla …But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they …
thelameiō“want”happening now · Ipresent active subjunctive 1st person singular3×
Luke 4:6“want”… hoti mi paradōotē kai ho an thelameiō dōamō autan;… he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone …
John 21:22legatō auto tos Iēsus; Ean auton thelameiō menarō heōs erchomō, tinem pros sin? …Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return …
John 21:23… hoti ouk apothnēskatō alla; Ean auton thelameiō menarō heōs erchomō, tinem pros sin?… not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return …
thelaseiō“willing”happening now · youpresent active subjunctive 2nd person singular4×
Matthew 8:2… prosercharantos proskunate auto legarōntos; Kurior, ean thelaseiō dunosō min katharizara.… Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Mark 1:40… kai gonupetarōntos legarōntos auto hoti Ean thelaseiō dunosō min katharizara.… on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Mark 6:22“want”… te korasie; Aitasar min hem ean thelaseiō, kai dōami si;… said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
Luke 5:12… prosōpem dita autou legarōntos; Kurior, ean thelaseiō dunosō min katharizara.… begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
thelateiō“wants”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular8×, 4 shown
Matthew 16:25hos gar ean thelateiō tan psuchan autou sōzara apolati autan; …For whoever wants to save his life will lose …
Matthew 20:26… eti en vi; alla hos an thelateiō en vi megos genera eti vu …… this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must …
Matthew 20:27kai hos an thelateiō en vi arō prōtos eti vu …and whoever wants to be first among you must …
Mark 8:35hos gar ean thelateiō tan psuchan autou sōzara apolati autan; …For whoever wants to save his life will lose …
thelaveiō“want”happening now · yepresent active subjunctive 2nd person plural4×
Matthew 7:12“want”Panteim oun hoseim ean thelaveiō hina poialeiō vi tois anthrōpois, houtōs …In everything, then, do to others as you would have …
Mark 14:7… ptōchoin echavō meta heautoiu, kai hotan thelaveiō dunovō autoi euōs poiara, min de …… you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have …
John 15:7… mu en vi menateia, hem ean thelaveiō aitevar kai geneti vi;… remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for …
Galatians 5:17… allēlei antikeiotō, hina mē heim ean thelaveiō houteim poiaveiō.… you do not do what you want.
thelaleiō“willing”happening now · theypresent active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Acts 26:5prognōskarōntois min anōthen, ean thelaleiō marturarō, hoti kata tan akribotatan hairesian …… and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee …
thelameia“wish”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 12:6“wish”ean gar thelameia kauchera, ouk emi afronos, alētheian gar …Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I …
thelateia“wills”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular3×
1 Corinthians 4:19“wills”… tacheōs pros vin, ean tos kurios thelateia, kai gnōskemi ouk ton logon toiu …… will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people …
James 4:15“wills”… teu legarō vin; Ean tos kurios thelateia, kai zōani kai poiani houtem ē …Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
Revelation 11:5… toin echthroin autoiu; kai ei tinos thelateia autoin adikara, houtōs datō auton apoktenira.… enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
thelaleia“desire”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 11:6“desire”… gēan en panta plēga hosakis ean thelaleia.… strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they …
thelatoiō“be”happening now · he/she/itpresent active optative 3rd person singular3×
Luke 1:62… to patro autou tem tinem an thelatoiō kalorō autem.… father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
Acts 17:18“want”… auto, kai tinois legale; Tinem an thelatoiō tos spermologos houtos legarō? tois de; …… debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems …
1 Peter 3:17“be”kreittonem gar agathopoiarōntoin, ei thelatoiō tem thelēmem tou theou, pascharō ē …… it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing …
thelarō“will”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive4×
Romans 7:18“will”… ta sarka mu, agathem; tem gar thelarō parakeiotō mi, tem de katergazorō tem …… is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot …
2 Corinthians 8:10… monem tem poiara alla kai tem thelarō proenarcheva apo perusin;… but even to have such a desire.
2 Corinthians 8:11… epitelavar, hopōs kathaper tas prothumias teu thelarō houtōs kai tem epitelara ek teu …… complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means.
Philippians 2:13… tos energarōntos en vi kai tem thelarō kai tem energarō huper tau eudokiau.… God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of …
thelarōntos“wanting”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine13×, 4 shown
Matthew 1:19“wanting”… andros autau, dikaios arōntos kai mē thelarōntos autan deigmatizara, boulita lathra apoluara autan.Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
Matthew 14:5kai thelarōntos auton apoktenara fobita ton ochlon, hoti …Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid …
Luke 10:29Tos de thelarōntos dikaiara heauton legata pros ton Iēsun; …But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus …
Luke 14:28“intending”tinos gar ek vu thelarōntos purgon oikodomara ouchi prōtem kathizarantos psēfizatō …Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count …
thelarōnton“wants”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Matthew 5:42to aitarōnto sin dōasar, kai ton thelarōnton apo su daneizera mē apostrefiseia.… turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
thelarōntou“will”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine2×
Acts 18:21“wills”… Palin anakamptami pros vin tou theou thelarōntou anagita apo tau Efesau,… come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
Romans 9:16“will”ara oun ouk tou thelarōntou oude tou trecharōntou alla tou elēarōntou …So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s …
thelarōnto“want”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine2×
Matthew 5:40kai to thelarōnto si krinira kai ton chitōnon su …if someone wants to sue you and take your …
Romans 7:21Heuriskamō ara ton nomon to thelarōnto mi poiarō tem kalem hoti mi …… principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right …
thelarōntois“want”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine6×, 4 shown
Luke 8:20… adelfois su stēalē exō horara sin thelarōntois.… mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”
Luke 16:26“want”… vu chasmem megem stērizotē, hopōs tois thelarōntois diabainara enthen pros vin mē dunoleiō, …… this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can …
Galatians 1:7“want”… tinois alō tois tarassarōntois vin kai thelarōntois metastrefara tem euangeliem tou Christou.… gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
1 Timothy 1:7“desiring”thelarōntois arō nomodidaskalois, mē noarōntois mēte heim …… want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are …
thelarōntoin“maintain”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
2 Peter 3:5“maintain”lathatō gar autoin houtem thelarōntoin hoti ouranois ale ekpalai kai gēas …But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed …
thelarōntoir“desire”happening now · direct addresspresent active participle vocative plural masculine1×
Galatians 4:21“desire”Legavōr mi, tois hupo nomon thelarōntoir arō, ton nomon ouk akouavō?Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
thelarōntoiu“like”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine3×
Mark 12:38… legate; Blepavōr apo toiu grammatevoiu toiu thelarōntoiu en stolai peripatarō kai aspasmoin en …… Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes …
Luke 20:46Prosechavōr apo toiu grammatevoiu toiu thelarōntoiu peripatarō en stolai kai filarōntoiu aspasmoin …“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes …
2 Corinthians 11:12… poiami, hina ekkoptameia tan aforman toiu thelarōntoiu aforman, hina en he kaucholō heuriskileia …… in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as …
thelarantoin“want”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Luke 19:27“want”… toin echthroin mu houtoin toin mē thelarantoin min basilara epi autoin agavar hōde …And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay …