θέλω

Vocabulary form:

qevlw

Definition:

I will, wish, desire, enjoy

Frequency:

208

GK:

2527

Root:

qel

Forms:

qelhvsw, hjqevlhsa, -, -, ejqelhvqhn

Cognates:

Metzger (Lexical Aids) reminds us of the monothelite heresy that said Christ had only one will, the divine.

Notes:

qevlw forms its augment as if it were ejqevlw because its imperfect form is h[qelon. Actually, its stem used to begin with epsilon, but the epsilon dropped out although the augment remembers that it was there.

Inserts an eta before the tense formative. This is not that unusual.

Biblical Concordance

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.
Acts 25:9	But Festus, wanting (thelōn \| θέλων \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to curry favor with the Jews, responded to Paul, saying, “Do you want (theleis \| θέλεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?”
Acts 26:5	for they have known from the first, if they are willing (thelōsi \| θέλωσι \| pres act subj 3 pl) to go on record, that I lived as a Pharisee according to the strictest party of our religious system.
Romans 1:13	I (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) you to know, brethren, that I often intended to come to you (but have been prevented until now) so that I might have some fruit among you, just as among the rest of the Gentiles.
Romans 7:15	I do not understand my own actions; for I am not doing what I want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) to do, but I am doing what I hate.
Romans 7:16	But if I am doing what I (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) do (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) not want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) to do, I agree with the law, that it is good.
Romans 7:18	For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire (thelein \| θέλειν \| pres act inf ) to do what is right, but I am unable to do it.
Romans 7:19	For I do not do the good I want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg), but the evil I (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) do (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) not want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) is what I do.
Romans 7:20	Now if I do what I (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) do (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) not want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg), it is no longer I who do it, but sin that lives in me.
Romans 7:21	So I find it to be a law that when I want (thelonti \| θέλοντι \| pres act ptcp dat sg masc) to do good, evil is present in me.
Romans 9:16	So then, it does not depend on human (thelontos \| θέλοντος \| pres act ptcp gen sg masc) desire or exertion, but on God’s mercy.
Romans 9:18	So then, God has mercy on whomever he wills (thelei \| θέλει \| pres act ind 3 sg), and he hardens whomever he wills (thelei \| θέλει \| pres act ind 3 sg).
Romans 9:22	What if God, willing (thelōn \| θέλων \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to display his wrath and make known his power, has endured with great patience the objects of wrath prepared for destruction?
Romans 11:25	I (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) do (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) not want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) you to be uninformed, my brothers, of this mystery — so that you may not be wise in your own conceits — that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
Romans 13:3	For rulers are not a source of fear for those who do good, but for those who do wrong. Would (theleis \| θέλεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) you have no fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will receive his approval
Romans 16:19	Your obedience is known to all and thus I am rejoicing over you. But I want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) you to be wise as to what is good, and innocent as to what is evil.
1 Corinthians 4:19	But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills (thelēsē \| θελήσῃ \| aor act subj 3 sg), and I will find out not the speech of these arrogant people but their power.
1 Corinthians 4:21	What would you prefer (thelete \| θέλετε \| pres act ind 2 pl)? Shall I come to you with a rod of correction or with love in a spirit of gentleness?
1 Corinthians 7:7	I wish (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) that all men were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.
1 Corinthians 7:32	I want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:36	If someone believes he is not treating his virgin in an appropriate manner, if his passions are strong, and so it has to be, he should do what he desires (thelei \| θέλει \| pres act ind 3 sg), it is no sin — let them marry.
1 Corinthians 7:39	A wife is bound for such a time as her husband is alive. But if her husband should die, she is free to marry whom she wishes (thelei \| θέλει \| pres act ind 3 sg), only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 10:1	For I (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) do (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) not want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,
1 Corinthians 10:20	No, what I am implying is that the things that people sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) do (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) not want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) you to be sharers with demons.
1 Corinthians 10:27	If one of the unbelievers invites you to a meal and you decide (thelete \| θέλετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no question based on conscience.
1 Corinthians 11:3	But I want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.

θέλω

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