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
| Mark 8:34 | When he had called the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants (thelei | θέλει | pres act ind 3 sg) to come be my disciple, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. |
| Mark 8:35 | For whoever wishes (thelē | θέλῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it. |
| Mark 9:13 | But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased (ēthelon | ἤθελον | imperf act ind 3 pl), just as it is written about him.” |
| Mark 9:30 | And leaving there, they went on through Galilee. And Jesus did (ēthelen | ἤθελεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) not want (ēthelen | ἤθελεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) anyone to know about it; |
| Mark 9:35 | And sitting down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone would (thelei | θέλει | pres act ind 3 sg) be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” |
| Mark 10:35 | Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Jesus and said to him, “Teacher, we want (thelomen | θέλομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) you to do for us whatever we ask.” |
| Mark 10:36 | And he said to them, “What do you want (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) me to do for you?” |
| Mark 10:43 | But it is not to be so among you. But whoever would (thelē | θέλῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) be great among you must be your servant, |
| Mark 10:44 | and whoever would (thelē | θέλῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) be first among you must be servant of all. |
| Mark 10:51 | And answering him, Jesus said, “What do you want (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, that I might see again.” |
| Mark 12:38 | And in his teaching he was saying, “Beware of the scribes, who like (thelontōn | θελόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) to parade around in flowing robes, and want greetings in the marketplaces |
| Mark 14:7 | For you will always have the poor with you, and whenever you want (thelēte | θέλητε | pres act subj 2 pl) you can do something good for them, but you will not always have me. |
| Mark 14:12 | And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when people were slaughtering the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” |
| Mark 14:36 | And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg), but what you will.” |
| Mark 15:9 | So Pilate responded to them, saying, “Do you want (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) me to release to you the king of the Jews?” |
| Mark 15:12 | And Pilate, answering again said to them, “What, then, do you want (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) me to do with the man you call the king of the Jews?” |
| Luke 1:62 | So they motioned to his father to find out what he (theloi | θέλοι | pres act opt 3 sg) would like (theloi | θέλοι | pres act opt 3 sg) him to be called. |
| Luke 4:6 | The devil said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for to me it has been handed over, and to whomever I desire (thelō | θέλω | pres act subj 1 sg), I give it. |
| Luke 5:12 | It happened that, when he was in one of the cities, there was a man full of leprosy. And seeing Jesus, he fell on his face and implored him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing (thelēs | θέλῃς | pres act subj 2 sg), you can make me clean.” |
| Luke 5:13 | And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg); become clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him. |
| Luke 5:39 | And no one drinking the old desires (thelei | θέλει | pres act ind 3 sg) the new; for he says, ‘The old is good.’” |
| Luke 6:31 | “And as you wish (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) that others would do to you, do so to them. |
| Luke 8:20 | It was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting (thelontes | θέλοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to see you.” |
| Luke 9:23 | Then he said to all, “If someone wants (thelei | θέλει | pres act ind 3 sg) to come after me, let him deny himself, and let him take up his cross daily, and let him follow me. |
| Luke 9:24 | For whoever wants (thelē | θέλῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake, this person will save it. |
