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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

θέλω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaθέλω
Citation formθέλω
Part of speechverb
GlossI will, wish, desire
Strong’sG2309
Transliterationthélō
Definitionto determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in
KJV glosses:--desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly)).
Derivationapparently strengthened from the alternate form of
SBLGNT occurrences199

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἤθελεν
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Matthew 18:30
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Matthew 2:18
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Mark 3:13
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Mark 6:19
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Mark 6:48
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Mark 7:24
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Mark 9:30
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 15:28
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 18:13
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 18:4
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — John 7:1
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 10:10
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 14:13
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 19:33
ἤθελες
verb, second person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2IAI-S--) — John 21:18
ἠθέλησα
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — Matthew 23:37
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — Luke 13:34
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — Philemon 1:14
ἠθελήσαμεν
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1AAI-P--) — 1 Thessalonians 2:18
ἠθέλησαν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — Matthew 17:12
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — Luke 10:24
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — Acts 7:39
ἠθέλησας
verb, second person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2AAI-S--) — Hebrews 10:5
verb, second person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2AAI-S--) — Hebrews 10:8
ἠθελήσατε
verb, second person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2AAI-P--) — Matthew 23:37
verb, second person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2AAI-P--) — Luke 13:34
verb, second person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2AAI-P--) — John 5:35
ἠθέλησεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 18:23
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 27:34
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Mark 6:26
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — John 1:43
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Acts 16:3
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 12:18
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 15:38
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Colossians 1:27
ἤθελον
verb, first person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1IAI-S--) — Galatians 4:20
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Matthew 22:3
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Matthew 27:15
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Mark 9:13
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 16:19
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 6:11
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 6:21
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 7:44
θέλει
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 16:24
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 27:43
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Mark 8:34
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Mark 9:35
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Luke 13:31
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Luke 5:39
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Luke 9:23
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 3:8
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 5:21
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Acts 17:20
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Acts 2:12
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Romans 9:18
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:36
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:39
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 2 Thessalonians 3:10
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 Timothy 2:4
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Revelation 11:5
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Revelation 2:21
θέλειν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Romans 7:18
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — 2 Corinthians 8:10
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — 2 Corinthians 8:11
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Philippians 2:13
Θέλεις
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Matthew 13:28
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — John 5:6
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Acts 25:9
θέλεις
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Matthew 15:28
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Matthew 17:4
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Matthew 19:17
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Matthew 19:21
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Matthew 20:21
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Matthew 26:17
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Mark 10:51
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Mark 14:12
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Luke 18:41
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Luke 22:9
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Luke 9:54
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — John 21:18
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Acts 7:28
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Romans 13:3
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — James 2:20
θέλετε
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Matthew 11:14
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Matthew 20:32
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Matthew 27:17
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Matthew 27:21
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Mark 10:36
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Mark 15:12
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Luke 6:31
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 5:40
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 6:67
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 8:44
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 9:27
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — 1 Corinthians 10:27
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — 1 Corinthians 4:21
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — 2 Corinthians 12:20
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Galatians 4:9
θέλετέ
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Matthew 26:15
Θέλετε
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Mark 15:9
θέλῃ
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Matthew 16:25
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Matthew 20:26
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Matthew 20:27
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Mark 10:43
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Mark 10:44
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Mark 8:35
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Luke 9:24
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — John 7:17
θέλῃς
verb, second person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 2PAS-S--) — Matthew 8:2
verb, second person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 2PAS-S--) — Mark 1:40
verb, second person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 2PAS-S--) — Mark 6:22
verb, second person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 2PAS-S--) — Luke 5:12
θελήσαντάς
verb, aorist, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPAPM-) — Luke 19:27
θελήσῃ
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — 1 Corinthians 4:19
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — James 4:15
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — Revelation 11:5
θελήσω
verb, first person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 1AAS-S--) — 2 Corinthians 12:6
θελήσωσιν
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 3AAS-P--) — Revelation 11:6
θέλητε
verb, second person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2PAS-P--) — Matthew 7:12
verb, second person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2PAS-P--) — Mark 14:7
verb, second person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2PAS-P--) — John 15:7
verb, second person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2PAS-P--) — Galatians 5:17
θέλοι
verb, third person, present, active, optative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAO-S--) — Luke 1:62
verb, third person, present, active, optative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAO-S--) — Acts 17:18
verb, third person, present, active, optative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAO-S--) — 1 Peter 3:17
θέλομεν
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — Matthew 12:38
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — Mark 10:35
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — Luke 19:14
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — John 12:21
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — 2 Corinthians 1:8
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — 2 Corinthians 5:4
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — 1 Thessalonians 4:13
θέλοντα
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPASM-) — Matthew 5:42
θέλοντας
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — 2 Peter 3:5
θέλοντες
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Luke 16:26
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Luke 8:20
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Galatians 1:7
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Galatians 4:21
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 1 Timothy 1:7
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 2 Timothy 3:12
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Hebrews 13:18
θέλοντί
verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Matthew 5:40
θέλοντι
verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Romans 7:21
θέλοντος
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Acts 18:21
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Romans 9:16
θελόντων
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Mark 12:38
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Luke 20:46
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — 2 Corinthians 11:12
θέλουσιν
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Matthew 23:4
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — 1 Corinthians 14:35
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Galatians 4:17
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Galatians 6:12
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Galatians 6:13
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — 1 Timothy 5:11
Θέλω
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Matthew 8:3
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Mark 1:41
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Mark 6:25
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Luke 5:13
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:32
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Colossians 2:1
θέλω
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Matthew 12:7
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Matthew 15:32
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Matthew 20:14
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Matthew 20:15
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Matthew 21:29
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Matthew 26:39
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Matthew 9:13
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Mark 14:36
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Luke 12:49
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — John 17:24
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Romans 1:13
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Romans 11:25
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Romans 16:19
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Romans 7:15
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Romans 7:16
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Romans 7:19
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Romans 7:20
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 10:1
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 10:20
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 11:3
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 12:1
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 14:19
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 14:5
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 16:7
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:7
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 2 Corinthians 12:20
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Galatians 3:2
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 3 John 1:13
verb, first person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 1PAS-S--) — Luke 4:6
verb, first person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 1PAS-S--) — John 21:22
verb, first person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 1PAS-S--) — John 21:23
θέλων
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Matthew 1:19
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Matthew 14:5
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 10:29
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 14:28
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 23:20
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 23:8
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Acts 24:27
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Acts 25:9
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Romans 9:22
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Colossians 2:18
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Hebrews 12:17
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 1 Peter 3:10
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Revelation 22:17
θέλωσι
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 3PAS-P--) — Acts 26:5

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: θελω.