Gloss
to will, decide, want to; wish, desire
Forms of the word
Dictionary
θέλω
Greek transliteration
thelō
Simplified transliteration
thelo
Principal Parts
θελήσω, ἠθέλησα, -, -, ἐθελήθην
Numbers
Strong's number
2309
GK Number
2527
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
208
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(2c)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for θέλω
| Matthew 1:19 | Because her husband Joseph was a just man and unwilling to disgrace her in public, he planned to release her quietly. |
| Matthew 2:18 | “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they were no more.” |
| Matthew 5:40 | And let the one who wants (thelonti | θέλοντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) to sue you and take your shirt have your coat as well. |
| Matthew 5:42 | Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn down the one who wants (thelonta | θέλοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) to borrow from you. |
| Matthew 7:12 | “So whatever you would like (thelēte | θέλητε | pres act subj 2 pl) others to do to you, do also to them, for this is the law and the prophets. |
| Matthew 8:2 | A leper came up to him, knelt down, and said, “Lord, if you are willing (thelēs | θέλῃς | pres act subj 2 sg), you can make me clean.” |
| Matthew 8:3 | Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg); be made clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. |
| Matthew 9:13 | Go and learn what this means, ‘I (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) desire (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the pious, but sinners, to repentance.” |
| Matthew 11:14 | and if you are willing (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come. |
| Matthew 12:7 | And if you had known what this means, ‘I (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) desire (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. |
| Matthew 12:38 | Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish (thelomen | θέλομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) to see a sign from you.” |
| Matthew 13:28 | And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ And the servants said to him, ‘So do you want (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) us to go and gather them?’ |
| Matthew 14:5 | And though Herod wanted (thelōn | θέλων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to put him to death, he feared the people because they considered him to be a prophet. |
| Matthew 15:28 | Then Jesus answered, saying to her, “O woman, great is your faith! What you (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) desire (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) will be done for you.” And her daughter was healed at once. |
| Matthew 15:32 | Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat; and I (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) do (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) not want (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) to send them away hungry, lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.” |
| Matthew 16:24 | Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone resolves (thelei | θέλει | pres act ind 3 sg) to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. |
| Matthew 16:25 | For whoever resolves (thelē | θέλῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. |
| Matthew 17:4 | And Peter spoke to Jesus, saying, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg), I will put up three shelters here — one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” |
| Matthew 17:12 | And I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished (ēthelēsan | ἠθέλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl). So also the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” |
| Matthew 18:23 | Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who decided (ēthelēsen | ἠθέλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to settle accounts with his servants. |
| Matthew 18:30 | But he refused. Instead, he went and threw him in prison until he should pay back the debt. |
| Matthew 19:17 | And Jesus replied “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) to enter life, keep the commandments.” |
| Matthew 19:21 | Jesus said to him, “If you want (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) to be perfect, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” |
| Matthew 20:14 | Take what is yours and be gone. I choose (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) to give to this last man the same as I give to you. |
| Matthew 20:15 | Am I not allowed to do what I choose (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ |
