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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 BoxMat 6:10 - veniat regnum tuum fiat voluntas tua sicut in caelo et in terra

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:21 - non omnis qui dicit mihi Domine Domine intrabit in regnum caelorum sed qui facit voluntatem Patris mei qui in caelis est ipse intrabit in regnum caelorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50 - quicumque enim fecerit voluntatem Patris mei qui in caelis est ipse meus et frater et soror et mater est

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:14 - sic non est voluntas ante Patrem vestrum qui in caelis est ut pereat unus de pusillis istis

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:31 - quis ex duobus fecit voluntatem patris dicunt novissimus dicit illis Iesus amen dico vobis quia publicani et meretrices praecedunt vos in regno Dei

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:42 - iterum secundo abiit et oravit dicens Pater mi si non potest hic calix transire nisi bibam illum fiat voluntas tua

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 - qui enim fecerit voluntatem Dei hic frater meus et soror mea et mater est

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:2 - et ait illis cum oratis dicite Pater sanctificetur nomen tuum adveniat regnum tuum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:47 - ille autem servus qui cognovit voluntatem domini sui et non praeparavit et non fecit secundum voluntatem eius vapulabit multas

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:42 - dicens Pater si vis transfer calicem istum a me verumtamen non mea voluntas sed tua fiat

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25 - dimisit autem illis eum qui propter homicidium et seditionem missus fuerat in carcerem quem petebant Iesum vero tradidit voluntati eorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:13 - qui non ex sanguinibus neque ex voluntate carnis neque ex voluntate viri sed ex Deo nati sunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:34 - dicit eis Iesus meus cibus est ut faciam voluntatem eius qui misit me ut perficiam opus eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:30 - non possum ego a me ipso facere quicquam sicut audio iudico et iudicium meum iustum est quia non quaero voluntatem meam sed voluntatem eius qui misit me

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:38 - quia descendi de caelo non ut faciam voluntatem meam sed voluntatem eius qui misit me

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:39 - haec est autem voluntas eius qui misit me Patris ut omne quod dedit mihi non perdam ex eo sed resuscitem illum novissimo die

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:40 - haec est enim voluntas Patris mei qui misit me ut omnis qui videt Filium et credit in eum habeat vitam aeternam et resuscitabo ego eum in novissimo die

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:17 - si quis voluerit voluntatem eius facere cognoscet de doctrina utrum ex Deo sit an ego a me ipso loquar

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:31 - scimus autem quia peccatores Deus non audit sed si quis Dei cultor est et voluntatem eius facit hunc exaudit

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:22 - et amoto illo suscitavit illis David regem cui et testimonium perhibens dixit inveni David filium Iesse virum secundum cor meum qui faciet omnes voluntates meas

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:14 - et cum ei suadere non possemus quievimus dicentes Domini voluntas fiat

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:14 - at ille dixit Deus patrum nostrorum praeordinavit te ut cognosceres voluntatem eius et videres Iustum et audires vocem ex ore eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:10 - semper in orationibus meis obsecrans si quo modo tandem aliquando prosperum iter habeam in voluntate Dei veniendi ad vos

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:18 - et nosti voluntatem et probas utiliora instructus per legem

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:2 - et nolite conformari huic saeculo sed reformamini in novitate sensus vestri ut probetis quae sit voluntas Dei bona et placens et perfecta

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:32 - ut veniam ad vos in gaudio per voluntatem Dei et refrigerer vobiscum

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:1 - Paulus vocatus apostolus Christi Iesu per voluntatem Dei et Sosthenes frater

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 - nam qui statuit in corde suo firmus non habens necessitatem potestatem autem habet suae voluntatis et hoc iudicavit in corde suo servare virginem suam bene facit

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:12 - de Apollo autem fratre multum rogavi eum ut veniret ad vos cum fratribus et utique non fuit voluntas ut nunc veniret veniet autem cum ei vacuum fuerit

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:1 - Paulus apostolus Iesu Christi per voluntatem Dei et Timotheus frater ecclesiae Dei quae est Corinthi cum sanctis omnibus qui sunt in universa Achaia

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:5 - et non sicut speravimus sed semet ipsos dederunt primum Domino deinde nobis per voluntatem Dei

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:4 - qui dedit semet ipsum pro peccatis nostris ut eriperet nos de praesenti saeculo nequam secundum voluntatem Dei et Patris nostri

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:1 - Paulus apostolus Christi Iesu per voluntatem Dei sanctis omnibus qui sunt Ephesi et fidelibus in Christo Iesu

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:5 - qui praedestinavit nos in adoptionem filiorum per Iesum Christum in ipsum secundum propositum voluntatis suae

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:9 - ut notum faceret nobis sacramentum voluntatis suae secundum bonum placitum eius quod proposuit in eo

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:11 - in quo etiam sorte vocati sumus praedestinati secundum propositum eius qui omnia operatur secundum consilium voluntatis suae

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:3 - in quibus et nos omnes aliquando conversati sumus in desideriis carnis nostrae facientes voluntates carnis et cogitationum et eramus natura filii irae sicut et ceteri

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:17 - propterea nolite fieri inprudentes sed intellegentes quae sit voluntas Domini

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:6 - non ad oculum servientes quasi hominibus placentes sed ut servi Christi facientes voluntatem Dei ex animo

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:1 - Paulus apostolus Christi Iesu per voluntatem Dei et Timotheus frater

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9 - ideo et nos ex qua die audivimus non cessamus pro vobis orantes et postulantes ut impleamini agnitione voluntatis eius in omni sapientia et intellectu spiritali

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:12 - salutat vos Epaphras qui ex vobis est servus Christi Iesu semper sollicitus pro vobis in orationibus ut stetis perfecti et pleni in omni voluntate Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:3 - haec est enim voluntas Dei sanctificatio vestra

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:18 - in omnibus gratias agite haec enim voluntas Dei est in Christo Iesu in omnibus vobis

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:1 - Paulus apostolus Christi Iesu per voluntatem Dei secundum promissionem vitae quae est in Christo Iesu

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:26 - et resipiscant a diaboli laqueis a quo capti tenentur ad ipsius voluntatem

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:7 - tunc dixi ecce venio in capitulo libri scriptum est de me ut faciam Deus voluntatem tuam

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:9 - tunc dixit ecce venio ut faciam Deus voluntatem tuam aufert primum ut sequens statuat

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:10 - in qua voluntate sanctificati sumus per oblationem corporis Christi Iesu in semel

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:36 - patientia enim vobis necessaria est ut voluntatem Dei facientes reportetis promissionem

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