to will/desire

Greek Verb

θέλω (the strengthened form ἐθέλω is found in Hom, and is the more frequently in Attic; see Rutherford, NPhr., 415f.), [in LXX for חפץ,אבה; with neg, מאן pi, etc;] to will, be willing, wish, desire (more frequently than βούλομαι, which see, in vernac. and late Gk, also in MGr; for various views as to its relation to β, see Thayer, 286; but see also BL, §24, see word): absol, Rom.9:16, 1Co.4:19 12:18, Jas.4:15; τ. θεοῦ θέλοντος, Act.18:21; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.20:21, Mrk.14:36, Jhn.15:7, Rom.7:15, 16 1Co.4:21 7:36, Gal.5:17; with inf, Mat.5:40, Mrk.10:43, Jhn.6:21, 67 Rom.7:21, Gal.4:9; with accusative and inf, Mrk.7:24, Luk.1:62, Jhn.21:22, 23 Rom.16:19, 1Co.14:5, Gal.6:13; οὐ θέλω, Mat.18:30, al; id. with inf, Mat.2:18, Mrk.6:26, Jhn.5:40, 1Co.16:7; before ἵνα, Mat.7:12, Mrk.6:25, Jhn.17:24; opposite to ποιέω, πράσσω, ἐνεργέω, Rom.7:15, 19 2Co.8:10, 11 Php.2:13; before ἤ (ICG, in l; Deiss, LAE, 179:24), 1Co.14:19; θέλων ἐν ταπεινοφροσυνῄ (of his own mere will, by humility, R, mg), Col.2:18; in OT quotations, for Heb. חפץ, with accusative of person(s), Mat.27:43; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.9:13 12:7, Heb.10:5, 8; with inf, 1Pe.3:10; for אמר, with inf, Act.7:28 (see Cremer, 726ff.). θέλω (the strengthened form ἐθέλω is found in Hom, and is the more frequently in Attic; see Rutherford, NPhr., 415f.), [in LXX for חפץ,אבה; with neg, מאן pi, etc;] to will, be willing, wish, desire (more frequently than βούλομαι, which see, in vernac. and late Gk, also in MGr; for various views as to its relation to β, see Thayer, 286; but see also BL, §24, see word): absol, Rom.9:16, 1Co.4:19 12:18, Jas.4:15; τ. θεοῦ θέλοντος, Act.18:21; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.20:21, Mrk.14:36, Jhn.15:7, Rom.7:15, 16 1Co.4:21 7:36, Gal.5:17; with inf, Mat.5:40, Mrk.10:43, Jhn.6:21, 67 Rom.7:21, Gal.4:9; with accusative and inf, Mrk.7:24, Luk.1:62, Jhn.21:22, 23 Rom.16:19, 1Co.14:5, Gal.6:13; οὐ θέλω, Mat.18:30, al; id. with inf, Mat.2:18, Mrk.6:26, Jhn.5:40, 1Co.16:7; before ἵνα, Mat.7:12, Mrk.6:25, Jhn.17:24; opposite to ποιέω, πράσσω, ἐνεργέω, Rom.7:15, 19 2Co.8:10, 11 Php.2:13; before ἤ (ICG, in l; Deiss, LAE, 179:24), 1Co.14:19; θέλων ἐν ταπεινοφροσυνῄ (of his own mere will, by humility, R, mg), Col.2:18; in OT quotations, for Heb. חפץ, with accusative of person(s), Mat.27:43; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.9:13 12:7, Heb.10:5, 8; with inf, 1Pe.3:10; for אמר, with inf, Act.7:28 (see Cremer, 726ff.). (AS)

to will/desire

Greek Verb

θέλω, see at {ἐθέλω} and add ὅστις ἂν θέλῃ [Refs]

Greek

Verb

to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 (βούλομαι) 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; desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly)); apparently strengthened from the alternate form of g138 (αἱρέομαι)