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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:10 - Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:21 - “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50 - “For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:14 - “Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven 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 his father?” They said to Him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:42 - Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless[fn] I drink it, Your will be done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 - “For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My 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 did not prepare himself or do according to 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 it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25 - And he released to them[fn] the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered 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, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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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 finish His work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:30 - “I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father 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 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 the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:40 - “And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; 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 anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:31 - “Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of 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 for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David[fn] the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:14 - So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The will of the Lord be done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:14 - “Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:10 - making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:18 - and know His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of 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, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:32 - that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:1 - Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 - Nevertheless he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his virgin,[fn] does well.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:12 - Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brethren, but he was quite unwilling to come at this time; however, he will come when he has a convenient time.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:1 - Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:5 - And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:4 - who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, 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, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:5 - having predestined us to adoption as sons by 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 Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:3 - among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:17 - Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:6 - not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:1 - Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ 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 we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the 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, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete[fn] 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, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality;

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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 for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:1 - Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ[fn] by the will of God, according to the promise of 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 come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:7 - Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—
In the volume of the book it is written of Me—
To do Your will, O God.’ ”[fn]

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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, O God.”[fn] 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 that 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 you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:21 - make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you[fn] what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

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