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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; βουλή τοῦ θελήματος, Ephesians 1:11; 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)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:10 -

“Your kingdom come.

Your will be done

on earth as it is in heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:21 -

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50 -

“For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:14 -

“In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones perish.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:31 -

“Which of the two did his father’s will? ”

They said, “The first.”

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:42 -

Again, a second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this[fn] cannot pass[fn] unless I drink it, your will be done.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 -

“Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:47 -

“And that servant who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it[fn] will be severely beaten.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:42 -

“Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me ​— ​nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25 -

and released the one they were asking for, who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:13 -

who were born, not of natural descent,[fn] or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man,[fn] but of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:34 -

“My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work,” Jesus told them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:30 -

“I can do nothing on my own. I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:38 -

“For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:39 -

“This is the will of him who sent me: that I should lose none of those he has given me but should raise them up on the last day.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:40 -

“For this is the will of my Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him will have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:17 -

“If anyone wants to do his will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:31 -

“We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does his will, he listens to him.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:22 -

“After removing him, he raised up David as their king and testified about him, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my own heart, who will carry out all my will.’

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:14 -

Since he would not be persuaded, we said no more except, “The Lord’s will be done.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:14 -

“And he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the words from his mouth,

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:10 -

always asking in my prayers that if it is somehow in God’s will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:18 -

and know his will, and approve the things that are superior, being instructed from the law,

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:2 -

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:32 -

and that, by God’s will, I may come to you with joy and be refreshed together with you.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:1 -

Paul, called as an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, and Sosthenes our brother:

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 -

But he who stands firm in his heart (who is under no compulsion, but has control over his own will) and has decided in his heart to keep her as his fiancée, will do well.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:12 -

Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but he was not at all willing to come now. However, he will come when he has an opportunity.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:1 -

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, and Timothy our[fn] brother:

To the church of God at Corinth, with all the saints who are throughout Achaia.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:5 -

and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us by God’s will.

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:4 -

who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:1 -

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will:

To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus[fn] at Ephesus.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:5 -

He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:9 -

He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:11 -

In him we have also received an inheritance,[fn] because we were predestined according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will,

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:3 -

We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:17 -

So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:6 -

Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing God’s will from your heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:1 -

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, and Timothy our brother:

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9 -

For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:12 -

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured[fn] in everything God wills.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:3 -

For this is God’s will, your sanctification: that you keep away from sexual immorality,

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:18 -

give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:1 -

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, for the sake of the promise of life in Christ Jesus:

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:26 -

Then they may come to their senses and escape the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:7 -

Then I said, “See —

it is written about me

in the scroll —

I have come to do your will, God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:9 -

he then says, See, I have come to do your will.[fn] He takes away the first to establish the second.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:10 -

By this will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all time.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:36 -

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:21 -

equip[fn] you with everything good to do his will, working in us what is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever.[fn] Amen.


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