Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
θέλω (G2309)
208 θέλω (the strengthened form ἐθέλω is found in Hom., and is the more freq. in Attic; v. Rutherford, NPhr. , 415 f.), [in LXX for חפץ ,אבה ; c. neg., מאן pi., etc.;] to will , be willing , wish , desire (more freq. than βούλομαι , q.v., in vernac. and late Gk., also in MGr.; for various views as to its relation to β. , v. Thayer, 286; but v. also Bl., §24, s.v.): absol., Ro 9:16 , I Co 4:19 12:18 , Ja 4:15 ; τ. θεοῦ θέλοντος , Ac 18:21 ; c. acc. rei, Mt 20:21 , Mk 14:36 , Jo 15:7 , Ro 7:15 , 16 , I Co 4:21 7:36 , Ga 5:17 ; c. inf., Mt 5:40 , Mk 10:43 , Jo 6:21 , 67 , Ro 7:21 , Ga 4:9 ; c. acc. et inf., Mk 7:24 , Lk 1:62 , Jo 21:22 , 23 , Ro 16:19 , I Co 14:5 , Ga 6:13 ; οὐ θέλω , Mt 18:30 , al.; id. c. inf., Mt 2:18 , Mk 6:26 , Jo 5:40 , I Co 16:7 ; seq. ἵνα , Mt 7:12 , Mk 6:25 , Jo 17:24 ; opp. to ποιέω, πράσσω, ἐνεργέω , Ro 7:15 , 19 , II Co 8:10 , 11 , Phl 2:13 ; seq. ἤ ( ICG , in l.; Deiss., LAE , 179 24 ), I Co 14:19 ; θέλων ἐν ταπεινοφροσυνῄ ( of his own mere will, by humility , R, mg), Col 2:18 ; in OT quotations, for Heb. חפץ , c. acc. pers., Mt 27:43 ; c. acc. rei, Mt 9:13 12:7 , He 10:5 , 8 ; c. inf., I Pe 3:10 ; for אמר , c. inf., Ac 7:28 (v. Cremer, 726 ff.).
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