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

Matthew 1:19	Because her husband Joseph was a just man and unwilling to disgrace her in public, he planned to release her quietly.
Matthew 2:18	“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they were no more.”
Matthew 5:40	And let the one who wants (thelonti \| θέλοντι \| pres act ptcp dat sg masc) to sue you and take your shirt have your coat as well.
Matthew 5:42	Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn down the one who wants (thelonta \| θέλοντα \| pres act ptcp acc sg masc) to borrow from you.
Matthew 7:12	“So whatever you would like (thelēte \| θέλητε \| pres act subj 2 pl) others to do to you, do also to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
Matthew 8:2	A leper came up to him, knelt down, and said, “Lord, if you are willing (thelēs \| θέλῃς \| pres act subj 2 sg), you can make me clean.”
Matthew 8:3	Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg); be made clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Matthew 9:13	Go and learn what this means, ‘I (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) desire (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the pious, but sinners, to repentance.”
Matthew 11:14	and if you are willing (thelete \| θέλετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.
Matthew 12:7	And if you had known what this means, ‘I (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) desire (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
Matthew 12:38	Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish (thelomen \| θέλομεν \| pres act ind 1 pl) to see a sign from you.”
Matthew 13:28	And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ And the servants said to him, ‘So do you want (theleis \| θέλεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) us to go and gather them?’
Matthew 14:5	And though Herod wanted (thelōn \| θέλων \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to put him to death, he feared the people because they considered him to be a prophet.
Matthew 15:28	Then Jesus answered, saying to her, “O woman, great is your faith! What you (theleis \| θέλεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) desire (theleis \| θέλεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) will be done for you.” And her daughter was healed at once.
Matthew 15:32	Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat; 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) to send them away hungry, lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.”
Matthew 16:24	Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone resolves (thelei \| θέλει \| pres act ind 3 sg) to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Matthew 16:25	For whoever resolves (thelē \| θέλῃ \| pres act subj 3 sg) to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 17:4	And Peter spoke to Jesus, saying, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish (theleis \| θέλεις \| pres act ind 2 sg), I will put up three shelters here — one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
Matthew 17:12	And I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished (ēthelēsan \| ἠθέλησαν \| aor act ind 3 pl). So also the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
Matthew 18:23	Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who decided (ēthelēsen \| ἠθέλησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) to settle accounts with his servants.
Matthew 18:30	But he refused. Instead, he went and threw him in prison until he should pay back the debt.
Matthew 19:17	And Jesus replied “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want (theleis \| θέλεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) to enter life, keep the commandments.”
Matthew 19:21	Jesus said to him, “If you want (theleis \| θέλεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) to be perfect, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
Matthew 20:14	Take what is yours and be gone. I choose (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) to give to this last man the same as I give to you.
Matthew 20:15	Am I not allowed to do what I choose (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’
Matthew 20:21	And he said to her, “What do you wish?” (theleis \| θέλεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) She said to him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”
Matthew 20:26	It will not be so among you. But whoever would (thelē \| θέλῃ \| pres act subj 3 sg) be great among you must be your servant,
Matthew 20:27	and whoever would (thelē \| θέλῃ \| pres act subj 3 sg) be first among you must be your servant;
Matthew 20:32	Jesus stopped and called them, saying, “What do you want (thelete \| θέλετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) me to do for you?”
Matthew 21:29	And he answered, saying, ‘I (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) will (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) not,’ but later he changed his mind and went.
Matthew 22:3	and sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the feast; but they (ēthelon \| ἤθελον \| imperf act ind 3 pl) would (ēthelon \| ἤθελον \| imperf act ind 3 pl) not come.
Matthew 23:4	For they tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they (thelousin \| θέλουσιν \| pres act ind 3 pl) themselves are (thelousin \| θέλουσιν \| pres act ind 3 pl) not willing (thelousin \| θέλουσιν \| pres act ind 3 pl) to move them with their finger.
Matthew 23:37	“Jerusalem, O Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often have I wanted (ēthelēsa \| ἠθέλησα \| aor act ind 1 sg) to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you (ēthelēsate \| ἠθελήσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl) were (ēthelēsate \| ἠθελήσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl) not willing! (ēthelēsate \| ἠθελήσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl)
Matthew 26:15	and asked, “What are you willing (thelete \| θέλετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) to give me if I betray him to you?” And they agreed to pay him thirty silver coins.
Matthew 26:17	Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want (theleis \| θέλεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
Matthew 26:39	And going a short distance beyond them, he threw face himself face, to the ground, praying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not as I will (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) but as you will.”
Matthew 27:15	Now at festival time the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner for the crowd, whomever they wanted (ēthelon \| ἤθελον \| imperf act ind 3 pl).
Matthew 27:17	So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Which one do you want (thelete \| θέλετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) me to release for you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Messiah?”
Matthew 27:21	Once again the governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want (thelete \| θέλετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”
Matthew 27:34	they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink; but after tasting it, he (ēthelēsen \| ἠθέλησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) refused to drink it.
Matthew 27:43	He has put his trust in God; let God rescue him now if he wants (thelei \| θέλει \| pres act ind 3 sg) him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
Mark 1:40	And a leper came to him, leper pleading for help and falling on his knees he exclaimed “If you are willing (thelēs \| θέλῃς \| pres act subj 2 sg), you can make me clean!”
Mark 1:41	Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand his and touched him, saying “I am willing (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg); be made clean.”
Mark 3:13	And he went up into the mountain and called those whom he himself wanted (ēthelen \| ἤθελεν \| imperf act ind 3 sg), himself and they came to him.
Mark 6:19	So Herodias was nursing a grudge against him and wanted (ēthelen \| ἤθελεν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) to kill him. But she was not able to do it,
Mark 6:22	When the daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner companions. The king said to the young girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish (thelēs \| θέλῃς \| pres act subj 2 sg), and I will give it to you.”
Mark 6:25	And immediately, entering with haste to the king, she asked him, saying, “I want (thelō \| θέλω \| pres act ind 1 sg) you to give me right now the head of John the baptizer on a platter.”
Mark 6:26	The king became very sad, but because of what he had promised with an oath, and because of his dinner guests, he (ēthelēsen \| ἠθέλησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) did (ēthelēsen \| ἠθέλησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) not want (ēthelēsen \| ἠθέλησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) to refuse her request.
Mark 6:48	He saw them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he came toward them, walking on the lake. He intended (ēthelen \| ἤθελεν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) to pass by them,
Mark 7:24	From there Jesus arose and went to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted (ēthelen \| ἤθελεν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) no one to know about it, yet he was not able to escape attention.

θέλω

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