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G2309θέλωthelō

to will/desirePart of speech: Greek Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 42
  2. 25
  3. 28
  4. 23
  5. 16
  6. 15
  7. 17
  8. 9
  9. 9
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 3
  16. 1
  17. Titus: 0
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 1
  26. Jude: 0
  27. 5

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211 occurrences in 202 verses

With their references and text in Young's Literal Translation.

  1. John 6:21

    they were willing then to receive him into the boat, and immediately the boat came unto the land to which they were going.

    ἤθελον ēthelon “They were willing”

  2. John 6:67

    Jesus, therefore, said to the twelve, `Do ye also wish to go away?'

    θέλετε thelete “are wishing”

  3. John 7:1

    And Jesus was walking after these things in Galilee, for he did not wish to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him,

    ἤθελεν ēthelen “He was desiring”

  4. John 7:17

    if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or -- I do speak from myself.

    θέλῃ thelē “shall desire”

  5. John 7:44

    And certain of them were willing to seize him, but no one laid hands on him;

    ἤθελον ēthelon “were desiring”

  6. John 8:44

    `Ye are of a father -- the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar -- also his father.

    θέλετε thelete “you desire”

  7. John 9:27

    He answered them, `I told you already, and ye did not hear; why again do ye wish to hear? do ye also wish to become his disciples?'

    θέλετε thelete “do you wish”θέλετε thelete “do wish”

  8. John 12:21

    these then came near to Philip, who `is' from Bethsaida of Galilee, and were asking him, saying, `Sir, we wish to see Jesus;'

    θέλομεν thelomen “we desire”

  9. John 15:7

    if ye may remain in me, and my sayings in you may remain, whatever ye may wish ye shall ask, and it shall be done to you.

    θέλητε thelēte “you shall wish”

  10. John 16:19

    Jesus, therefore, knew that they were wishing to ask him, and he said to them, `Concerning this do ye seek one with another, because I said, A little while, and you do not behold me, and again a little while, and ye shall see me?

    ἤθελον ēthelon “they were desiring”

  11. John 17:24

    `Father, those whom Thou hast given to me, I will that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory that Thou didst give to me, because Thou didst love me before the foundation of the world.

    θέλω thelō “I desire”

  12. John 21:18

    verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast younger, thou wast girding thyself and wast walking whither thou didst will, but when thou mayest be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another will gird thee, and shall carry `thee' whither thou dost not will;'

    ἤθελες. ētheles “you were desiring.”θέλεις. theleis “you do desire.”

  13. John 21:22

    Jesus saith to him, `If him I will to remain till I come, what -- to thee? be thou following me.' This word, therefore, went forth to the brethren that that disciple doth not die,

    θέλω thelō “I shall desire”

  14. John 21:23

    yet Jesus did not say to him, that he doth not die, but, `If him I will to remain till I come, what -- to thee?'

    θέλω thelō “I shall desire”

  15. Acts 2:12

    And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one unto another, `What would this wish to be?'

    θέλει thelei “intends”

  16. Acts 7:28

    to kill me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill yesterday the Egyptian?

    θέλεις theleis “desire”

  17. Acts 7:39

    to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but did thrust away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

    ἠθέλησαν ēthelēsan “wanted”

  18. Acts 9:6

    trembling also, and astonished, he said, `Lord, what dost thou wish me to do?' and the Lord `said' unto him, `Arise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behoveth thee to do.'

    θέλεις theleis “you desire”

  19. Acts 10:10

    and he became very hungry, and wished to eat; and they making ready, there fell upon him a trance,

    ἤθελεν ēthelen “was desiring”

  20. Acts 14:13

    And the priest of the Zeus that is before their city, oxen and garlands unto the porches having brought, with the multitudes did wish to sacrifice,

    ἤθελεν ēthelen “was desiring”

  21. Acts 16:3

    this one did Paul wish to go forth with him, and having taken `him', he circumcised him, because of the Jews who are in those places, for they all knew his father -- that he was a Greek.

    ἠθέλησεν ēthelēsen “wanted”

  22. Acts 17:18

    And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, `What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, `Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

    θέλοι theloi “would intend”

  23. Acts 17:20

    for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'

    θέλει thelei “intends”

  24. Acts 18:21

    but took leave of them, saying, `It behoveth me by all means the coming feast to keep at Jerusalem, and again I will return unto you -- God willing.' And he sailed from Ephesus,

    θέλοντος, thelontos “willing,”

  25. Acts 19:33

    and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander -- the Jews thrusting him forward -- and Alexander having beckoned with the hand, wished to make defence to the populace,

    ἤθελεν ēthelen “was wanting”