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 20:21 | And he said to her, “What do you wish?” (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) She said to him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” |
| Matthew 20:26 | It will not be so among you. But whoever would (thelē | θέλῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) be great among you must be your servant, |
| Matthew 20:27 | and whoever would (thelē | θέλῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) be first among you must be your servant; |
| Matthew 20:32 | Jesus stopped and called them, saying, “What do you want (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) me to do for you?” |
| Matthew 21:29 | And he answered, saying, ‘I (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) will (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) not,’ but later he changed his mind and went. |
| Matthew 22:3 | and sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the feast; but they (ēthelon | ἤθελον | imperf act ind 3 pl) would (ēthelon | ἤθελον | imperf act ind 3 pl) not come. |
| Matthew 23:4 | For they tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they (thelousin | θέλουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) themselves are (thelousin | θέλουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) not willing (thelousin | θέλουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to move them with their finger. |
| Matthew 23:37 | “Jerusalem, O Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often have I wanted (ēthelēsa | ἠθέλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you (ēthelēsate | ἠθελήσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) were (ēthelēsate | ἠθελήσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) not willing! (ēthelēsate | ἠθελήσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) |
| Matthew 26:15 | and asked, “What are you willing (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) to give me if I betray him to you?” And they agreed to pay him thirty silver coins. |
| Matthew 26:17 | Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” |
| Matthew 26:39 | And going a short distance beyond them, he threw face himself face, to the ground, praying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not as I will (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) but as you will.” |
| Matthew 27:15 | Now at festival time the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner for the crowd, whomever they wanted (ēthelon | ἤθελον | imperf act ind 3 pl). |
| Matthew 27:17 | So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Which one do you want (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) me to release for you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Messiah?” |
| Matthew 27:21 | Once again the governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” |
| Matthew 27:34 | they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink; but after tasting it, he (ēthelēsen | ἠθέλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) refused to drink it. |
| Matthew 27:43 | He has put his trust in God; let God rescue him now if he wants (thelei | θέλει | pres act ind 3 sg) him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” |
| Mark 1:40 | And a leper came to him, leper pleading for help and falling on his knees he exclaimed “If you are willing (thelēs | θέλῃς | pres act subj 2 sg), you can make me clean!” |
| Mark 1:41 | Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand his and touched him, saying “I am willing (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg); be made clean.” |
| Mark 3:13 | And he went up into the mountain and called those whom he himself wanted (ēthelen | ἤθελεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), himself and they came to him. |
| Mark 6:19 | So Herodias was nursing a grudge against him and wanted (ēthelen | ἤθελεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to kill him. But she was not able to do it, |
| Mark 6:22 | When the daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner companions. The king said to the young girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish (thelēs | θέλῃς | pres act subj 2 sg), and I will give it to you.” |
| Mark 6:25 | And immediately, entering with haste to the king, she asked him, saying, “I want (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) you to give me right now the head of John the baptizer on a platter.” |
| Mark 6:26 | The king became very sad, but because of what he had promised with an oath, and because of his dinner guests, he (ēthelēsen | ἠθέλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) did (ēthelēsen | ἠθέλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) not want (ēthelēsen | ἠθέλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to refuse her request. |
| Mark 6:48 | He saw them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he came toward them, walking on the lake. He intended (ēthelen | ἤθελεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to pass by them, |
| Mark 7:24 | From there Jesus arose and went to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted (ēthelen | ἤθελεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) no one to know about it, yet he was not able to escape attention. |
