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
| John 6:21 | Then they were glad (ēthelon | ἤθελον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to take him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore toward which they were going. |
| John 6:67 | Jesus therefore said to the twelve, “You do (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) not want (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) to leave me like the others, do you?” |
| John 7:1 | After this Jesus traveled about in Galilee; he (ēthelen | ἤθελεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) chose (ēthelen | ἤθελεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) not to remain in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. |
| John 7:17 | If anyone is willing (thelē | θέλῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) to do God’s will, he will know about the teaching, whether it comes from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. |
| John 7:44 | Some of them wanted (ēthelon | ἤθελον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him. |
| John 8:44 | You belong to your father the devil, and your (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) will (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) is (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) to carry out the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and never did stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he is giving expression to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
| John 9:27 | He answered them, “I told you already and you did not listen. Why do (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) you (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) want (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) to hear it again? You do (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) not want (thelete | θέλετε | pres act ind 2 pl) to become his disciples too, do you?” |
| John 12:21 | So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we would like (thelomen | θέλομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) to see Jesus.” |
| John 15:7 | If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish (thelēte | θέλητε | pres act subj 2 pl) and it will be done for you. |
| John 16:19 | Jesus knew that they wanted (ēthelon | ἤθελον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to question him, so he said to them, “Are you deliberating with one another about this — that I said, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? |
| John 17:24 | Father, I (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) desire (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, so they may see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. |
| John 21:18 | I tell you the solemn truth, when you were young, you used to fasten on your clothes and go wherever you wanted (ētheles | ἤθελες | imperf act ind 2 sg), but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten on your clothes and take you where you (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) do (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) not want (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) to go.” |
| John 21:22 | Jesus replied, “If I (thelō | θέλω | pres act subj 1 sg) should (thelō | θέλω | pres act subj 1 sg) want (thelō | θέλω | pres act subj 1 sg) him to remain alive until I come back, what concern is that to you? You are to follow me!” |
| John 21:23 | So the word spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but rather, “If I (thelō | θέλω | pres act subj 1 sg) should (thelō | θέλω | pres act subj 1 sg) want (thelō | θέλω | pres act subj 1 sg) him to remain alive until I come back, what concern is that to you?” |
| Acts 2:12 | And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does (thelei | θέλει | pres act ind 3 sg) this mean?” |
| Acts 7:28 | Do (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) you want (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) to kill me as yesterday you killed the Egyptian?’ |
| Acts 7:39 | To him our fathers were (ēthelēsan | ἠθέλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) not willing (ēthelēsan | ἠθέλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to be obedient, but thrust him aside, and turned in their hearts to Egypt, |
| Acts 10:10 | And he became hungry and wanted (ēthelen | ἤθελεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance, |
| Acts 14:13 | The priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending (ēthelen | ἤθελεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to offer sacrifice along with the crowds. |
| Acts 16:3 | Paul wanted (ēthelēsen | ἠθέλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his father was a Greek. |
| Acts 17:18 | Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking, “What does this babbler want (theloi | θέλοι | pres act opt 3 sg) to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange gods,” for he was announcing the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. |
| Acts 17:20 | For you bring some strange things to our ears, so we want to know what these things mean.” |
| Acts 18:21 | but bade farewell, saying, “I will come back to you again, God willing.” (thelontos | θέλοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) Then he set sail from Ephesus, |
| Acts 19:33 | And some of the crowd prompted Alexander, the Jews pushing him forward. And Alexander motioned with his hand and wanted (ēthelen | ἤθελεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to make a defense to the crowd. |
| Acts 24:27 | When two years had passed, Felix was replaced by Porcius Festus, and wanting (thelōn | θέλων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to curry favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison. |
