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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 37 times in 37 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:5 - “If my house were not right with God, surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant, arranged and secured in every part; surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:8 - So Hiram sent word to Solomon: “I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:9 - My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate them and you can take them away. And you are to grant my wish by providing food for my royal household.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:10 - In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11 - King Solomon gave twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, because Hiram had supplied him with all the cedar and juniper and gold he wanted.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:12 - King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for; he gave her more than she had brought to him. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:8 - By the king’s command each guest was allowed to drink with no restrictions, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:21 - For what do they care about the families they leave behind when their allotted months come to an end?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:2 - but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:3 - I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:7 - The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:5 - For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:7 - LORD, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain[fn] stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:8 - I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:7 - He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:21 - Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:30 - They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:2 - Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:10 - Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:19 - He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:4 - When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:1 - Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”—

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:10 - The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:28 - who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd and will accomplish all that I please; he will say of Jerusalem, “Let it be rebuilt,” and of the temple, “Let its foundations be laid.” ’

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:14 - “Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out his purpose against Babylon; his arm will be against the Babylonians.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:3 - ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’ “Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:13 - “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:4 - No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah,[fn] and your land Beulah[fn]; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:24 - but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:17 - They keep saying to those who despise me, ‘The LORD says: You will have peace.’ And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26 - How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:35 - All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:4 - I watched the ram as it charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against it, and none could rescue from its power. It did as it pleased and became great.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:3 - Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:16 - The invader will do as he pleases; no one will be able to stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:36 - “The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:10 - “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the LORD Almighty, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
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