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Lexicon :: Strong's G2307 - thelēma

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θέλημα
Transliteration
thelēma (Key)
Pronunciation
thel'-ay-mah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the prolonged form of θέλω (G2309)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:52,318

Strong’s Definitions

θέλημα thélēma, thel'-ay-mah; from the prolonged form of G2309; a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination:—desire, pleasure, will.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x

The KJV translates Strong's G2307 in the following manner: will (62x), desire (1x), pleasure (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x
The KJV translates Strong's G2307 in the following manner: will (62x), desire (1x), pleasure (1x).

  1. what one wishes or has determined shall be done

    1. of the purpose of God to bless mankind through Christ

    2. of what God wishes to be done by us

      1. commands, precepts

  2. will, choice, inclination, desire, pleasure

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θέλημα thélēma, thel'-ay-mah; from the prolonged form of G2309; a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination:—desire, pleasure, will.
STRONGS G2307:
θέλημα, θελήματος, τό (θέλω), a word purely Biblical and ecclesiastical (yet found in Aristotle, de plant. 1, 1, p. 815b, 21); the Sept. for חֵפֶץ and רָצון; will, i. e.,
a. what one wishes or has determined shall be done (i. e. objectively, thing willed): Luke 12:47; John 5:30; 1 Corinthians 7:37; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; 2 Timothy 2:26; Hebrews 10:10; Revelation 4:11; θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ is used — of the purpose of God to bless mankind through Christ, Acts 22:14; Ephesians 1:9; Colossians 1:9; of what God wishes to be done by us, Romans 12:2; Colossians 4:12 (Winer's Grammar, 111 (105)); 1 Peter 4:2; and simply τό θέλημα, Romans 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 [ET]; ad Eph. 20, 1 [ET], etc.)); τοῦ κυρίου, Ephesians 5:17; plural commands, precepts: (Mark 3:35 WH. marginal reading); Acts 13:22 (Psalm 102:7 (Ps. 103:7); 2 Macc. 1:3); ἐστι τό θέλημα τίνος, followed by ἵνα, John 6:39; 1 Corinthians 16:12, cf. Matthew 18:14; followed by an infinitive, 1 Peter 2:15; by an accusative with an infinitive 1 Thessalonians 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: 1 Peter 3:17 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 604 (562)); 2 Peter 1:21; ποιεῖν τό θέλημα τίνος (especially of God), Matthew 7:21; Matthew 12:50; Matthew 21:31; Mark 3:35 (here WH marginal reading the plural, see above); John 4:34; John 6:38; John 7:17; John 9:31; Ephesians 6:6; Hebrews 10:7, 9, 36; Hebrews 13:21; 1 John 2:17; τό θέλημα (L T Tr WH βούλημα) τίνος κατεργάζεσθαι, 1 Peter 4:3; γίνεται τό θέλημα τίνος, Matthew 6:10; Matthew 26:42; Luke 11:2 L R; Luke 22:42; Acts 21:14; ἡ βουλή τοῦ θελήματος, Ephesians 1:11; ἡ εὐδοκία τοῦ θελήματος Ephesians 1:5; ἐν τῷ θελημάτω τοῦ Θεοῦ, if God will, Romans 1:10; διά θελήματος Θεοῦ, Romans 15:32; 1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 8:5; Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; 2 Timothy 1:1; κατά τό θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, Galatians 1:4; (1 Peter 4:19); 1 John 5:14. equivalent to pleasure: Luke 23:25; equivalent to inclination, desire: σαρκός, ἀνδρός, John 1:13; plural Ephesians 2:3. (Synonym: see θέλω, at the end.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
102:7; 103:7
Matthew
6:10; 7:21; 12:50; 18:14; 21:31; 26:42
Mark
3:35; 3:35
Luke
11:2; 12:47; 22:42; 23:25
John
1:13; 4:34; 5:30; 6:38; 6:39; 7:17; 9:31
Acts
13:22; 21:14; 22:14
Romans
1; 1:1; 1:10; 2:18; 12:2; 15:32
1 Corinthians
1:1; 7:37; 16:12
2 Corinthians
1:1; 8:5
Galatians
1:4
Ephesians
1:1; 1:5; 1:9; 1:11; 2:3; 5:17; 6:6
Colossians
1:1; 1:9; 4:12
1 Thessalonians
4:3; 5:18
2 Timothy
1:1; 2:26
Hebrews
10:7; 10:9; 10:10; 10:36; 13:21
1 Peter
2:15; 3:17; 4:2; 4:3; 4:19
2 Peter
1:21
1 John
2:17; 5:14
Revelation
4:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2307 matches the Greek θέλημα (thelēma),
which occurs 62 times in 58 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 6:10–Heb 13:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:10 -

‘[fn]Your kingdom come,

Your [fn]will be done

On earth as it is in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:21

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“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50 - “For [fn]whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven [by believing in Me, and following Me] is My brother and sister and mother.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:14 - “So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones be lost.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:31 - “Which of the two did the will of the father?” The chief priests and elders replied, “The first one.” Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:42 -

He went away a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 - For [fn]whoever does the will of God [by believing in Me, and following Me], he is My brother and sister and mother.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:47 - “And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip],

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:42 - saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup [of divine wrath] from Me; yet not My will, but [always] Yours be done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25 - And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he handed over Jesus to their will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:13 - who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:34 - Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to completely finish His work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:30 -

“I can do nothing on my own initiative or authority. Just as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just (fair, righteous, unbiased), because I do not seek My own will, but only the will of Him who sent Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:38 - “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:39 - “This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but that I [give new life and] raise it up at the last day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:40 - “For this is My Father’s will and purpose, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him [as Savior] will have eternal life, and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:17 - “If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know whether the teaching is of God or whether I speak on My own accord and by My own authority.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:31 - “We know [according to your tradition] that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone fears God and does His will, He hears him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:22 - “And when He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king: of him He testified and said, ‘I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART [conforming to My will and purposes], who will do all My will.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:14 - And since he would not be dissuaded, we stopped pleading and fell silent, saying, “The Lord’s will be done!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:14 - “And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, [and to progressively understand His plan with clarity and power] and to see the Righteous One [Jesus Christ, the Messiah] and to hear a message from His [own] mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:10 - in my prayers; always pleading that somehow, by God’s will, I may now at last come to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:18 - and [if you claim to] know His will and [fn]approve the things that are [fn]essential or have a sense of what is excellent, based on your instruction from the Law,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:2 - And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be [fn]transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:32 - so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and find rest in your company.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:1 -

Paul, called as an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and our brother [fn]Sosthenes,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 - But the man who stands firmly committed in his heart, having no compulsion [to yield to his daughter’s request], and has authority over his own will, and has decided in his own heart to keep his own virgin [daughter from being married], he will do well.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:12 -

As for our brother Apollos, I have strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers. It was not at all his desire to come now, but he will come when he has the opportunity.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:1 -

Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah) by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

To the church of God which is at Corinth, and to all the [fn]saints (God’s people) throughout Achaia (southern Greece):

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:5 - Not only [did they give materially] as we had hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us [as His representatives] by the will of God [disregarding their personal interests and giving as much as they possibly could].

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:4 - who gave Himself [as a sacrifice to atone] for our sins [to save and sanctify us] so that He might rescue us from this present evil [fn]age, in accordance with the will and purpose and plan of our God and Father—

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:1 -

Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed), by the will of God [that is, by His purpose and choice],

To the [fn]saints (God’s people) [fn]who are at Ephesus and are faithful and loyal and steadfast in Christ Jesus:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:5 - He predestined and lovingly planned for us to be adopted to Himself as [His own] children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His will—

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:9 - He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:11 - In Him also we have [fn]received an inheritance [a destiny—we were claimed by God as His own], having been predestined (chosen, appointed beforehand) according to the purpose of Him who works everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His will,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:3 - Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of [fn]human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:17 - Therefore do not be foolish and thoughtless, but understand and firmly grasp what the will of the Lord is.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:6 - not in the way of eye-service [working only when someone is watching you and only] to please men, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart;

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:1 -

Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed) by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9 -

For this reason, since the day we heard about it, we have not stopped praying for you, asking [specifically] that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [with insight into His purposes], and in understanding [of spiritual things],

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:12 - Epaphras, who is one of you and a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. [He is] always striving for you in his prayers, praying with genuine concern, [pleading] that you may [as people of character and courage] stand firm, [spiritually mature] and fully assured in all the will of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:3 - For this is the will of God, that you be sanctified [separated and set apart from sin]: that you abstain and back away from sexual immorality;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:18 - in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:1

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Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed) by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:26 - and that they may come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:7

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“THEN I SAID, ‘BEHOLD, I HAVE COME

TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD—

[TO FULFILL] WHAT IS WRITTEN OF ME IN THE SCROLL OF THE BOOK.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:9 - then He said, “BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL.” [And so] He does away with the first [covenant as a means of atoning for sin based on animal sacrifices] so that He may inaugurate and establish the second [covenant by means of obedience].

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:10 - And in accordance with this will [of God] we [who believe in the message of salvation] have been sanctified [that is, set apart as holy for God and His purposes] through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) once for all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:36 - For you have need of patient endurance [to bear up under difficult circumstances without compromising], so that when you have carried out the will of God, you may receive and enjoy to the full what is promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:21 - equip you with every good thing to carry out His will and strengthen you [making you complete and perfect as you ought to be], accomplishing in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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