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
| Colossians 2:1 | For I want (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) For you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those in Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face. |
| Colossians 2:18 | Let no one rob you of your prize, insisting (thelōn | θέλων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) on self-abasement and the worship of angels, taking his stand on visions, puffed up with empty notions by his earthly way of thinking. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:18 | For we wanted (ēthelēsamen | ἠθελήσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) to come to you — I, Paul, time and again — but Satan hindered us. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:13 | Now we (thelomen | θέλομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) do (thelomen | θέλομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) not want (thelomen | θέλομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as others do who have no hope. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:10 | For even when we were with you, we gave you this charge: “If anyone is (thelei | θέλει | pres act ind 3 sg) not willing (thelei | θέλει | pres act ind 3 sg) to work, then he should not eat.” |
| 1 Timothy 1:7 | wishing (thelontes | θέλοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to be teachers of the law even though they do not understand either what they are saying or concerning what things they are so dogmatically asserting. |
| 1 Timothy 2:4 | who wishes (thelei | θέλει | pres act ind 3 sg) all people to be saved and to come into a knowledge of the truth. |
| 1 Timothy 5:11 | But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they (thelousin | θέλουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) desire (thelousin | θέλουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to marry |
| 2 Timothy 3:12 | Indeed also all wishing (thelontes | θέλοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, |
| Philemon 1:14 | but I (ēthelēsa | ἠθέλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) did (ēthelēsa | ἠθέλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) not want (ēthelēsa | ἠθέλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) to do anything without your consent, so that your helpfulness might not be by compulsion but by your own free will. |
| Hebrews 10:5 | Therefore when he came into the world, he said, “Sacrifice and offering you (ēthelēsas | ἠθέλησας | aor act ind 2 sg) did (ēthelēsas | ἠθέλησας | aor act ind 2 sg) not desire (ēthelēsas | ἠθέλησας | aor act ind 2 sg), but a body you prepared for me. |
| Hebrews 10:8 | After he said what I just quoted, “You did not take pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sin-offerings (namely those offered according to the law), |
| Hebrews 12:17 | For you know that even afterward, when he wanted (thelōn | θέλων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, even though he sought the blessing earnestly with tears. |
| Hebrews 13:18 | Continue to pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a clear conscience, desiring (thelontes | θέλοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to conduct ourselves honorably in every way. |
| James 2:20 | Would you like (theleis | θέλεις | pres act ind 2 sg) to be shown, you shallow person, that faith without works is useless? |
| James 4:15 | Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord so decrees (thelēsē | θελήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg), then we will live and do this or that.” |
| 1 Peter 3:10 | For “The one who desires (thelōn | θέλων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. |
| 1 Peter 3:17 | For it is better to suffer for doing good, if it is (theloi | θέλοι | pres act opt 3 sg) God’s will, than for doing evil. |
| 2 Peter 3:5 | For in (thelontas | θέλοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) maintaining (thelontas | θέλοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) this, they overlook the fact that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water. |
| 3 John 1:13 | I have many things to write to you, but I (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) do (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) not wish (thelō | θέλω | pres act ind 1 sg) to write with pen and ink. |
| Revelation 2:21 | I have given her time to repent, but she is unwilling to repent of her sexual immorality. |
| Revelation 11:5 | And if anyone tries (thelei | θέλει | pres act ind 3 sg) to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone tries (thelēsē | θελήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to harm them, he must be killed in this way. |
| Revelation 11:6 | These two witnesses have the power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they wish (thelēsōsin | θελήσωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl). |
| Revelation 22:17 | The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come forward; and whoever so desires (thelōn | θέλων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), let him receive the water of life free of charge. |
