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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)
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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 64 times in 60 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 6:10–Heb 10:36)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:10 - let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:21 - Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50 - for whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:14 - So it is not the will of your Father who is in the heavens that one of these little ones should perish.

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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? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Verily I say unto you that the tax-gatherers and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:42 - Again going away a second time he prayed saying, My Father, if this cannot pass from me unless I drink it, thy will be done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 - for whosoever shall do the will of God, *he* is my brother, and sister, and mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:2 - And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:47 - But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared himself nor done his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:42 - saying, Father, if thou wilt remove this cup from me: -- but then, not my will, but thine be done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25 - And he released him who, for tumult and murder, had been cast into prison, whom they begged for, and Jesus he delivered up to their will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:13 - who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:34 - Jesus says to them, My food is that I should do the will of him that has sent me, and that I should finish his work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:30 - I cannot do anything of myself; as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my will, but the will of him that has sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:38 - For I am come down from heaven, not that I should do *my* will, but the will of him that has sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:39 - And this is the will of him that has sent me, that of all that he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up in the last day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:40 - For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, should have life eternal; and I will raise him up at the last day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:17 - If any one desire to practise his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is of God, or that I speak from myself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:31 - But we know that God does not hear sinners; but if any one be God-fearing and do his will, him he hears.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:22 - And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:14 - And when he would not be persuaded, we were silent, saying, The will of the Lord 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 chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:10 - always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:18 - and knowest the will, and discerningly approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:32 - in order that I may come to you in joy by God's will, and that I may be refreshed with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:1 - Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 - But he who stands firm in his heart, having no need, but has authority over his own will, and has judged this in his heart to keep his own virginity, he does well.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:12 - Now concerning the brother Apollos, I begged him much that he would go to you with the brethren; but it was not at all his will to go now; but he will come when he shall have good opportunity.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:1 - Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, and the brother Timotheus, to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:5 - And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:4 - who gave himself for our sins, so that he should deliver us out of the present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:1 - Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, to the saints and faithful in Christ Jesus who are at Ephesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:5 - having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:9 - having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:11 - in whom we have also obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:3 - among whom *we* also all once had our conversation in the lusts of our flesh, doing what the flesh and the thoughts willed to do, and were children, by nature, of wrath, even as the rest:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:17 - For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:6 - not with eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:1 - Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus, by God's will, and Timotheus the brother,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9 - For this reason *we* also, from the day we heard of your faith and love, do not cease praying and asking for you, to the end that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:12 - Epaphras, who is one of you, the bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete 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, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:18 - in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards you;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:1 - Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, according to promise of life, the life which is in Christ Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:26 - and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, who are taken by him, for *his* will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:7 - Then I said, Lo, I come (in the roll of the book it is written of me) to do, O God, thy will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:9 - then he said, Lo, I come to do thy will. He takes away the first that he may establish the second;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:10 - by which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:36 - For ye have need of endurance in order that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

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