θέλω
thelō
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.).
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Concordance 199 verses
- Mark 8:34 θέλει
Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Mark 8:35 θέλῃ
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
- Mark 9:13 ἤθελον
But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
- Mark 9:30 ἤθελεν
Going on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know,
- Mark 9:35 θέλει
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
- Mark 10:35 θέλομεν
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
- Mark 10:36 θέλετε
“What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.
- Mark 10:43 θέλῃ
But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
- Mark 10:44 θέλῃ
and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.
- Mark 10:51 θέλεις
“What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”
- Mark 12:38 θελόντων
In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
- Mark 14:7 θέλητε
The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
- Mark 14:12 θέλεις
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
- Mark 14:36 θέλω
“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
- Mark 15:9 Θέλετε
“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.
- Mark 15:12 θέλετε
So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
- Luke 1:62 θέλοι
So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
- Luke 4:6 θέλω
“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
- Luke 5:12 θέλῃς
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
- Luke 5:13 Θέλω
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
- Luke 5:39 θέλει
And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
- Luke 6:31 θέλετε
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
- Luke 8:20 θέλοντές
He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”
- Luke 9:23 θέλει
Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
- Luke 9:24 θέλῃ
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
- Luke 9:54 θέλεις
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
- Luke 10:24 ἠθέλησαν
For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
- Luke 10:29 θέλων
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
- Luke 12:49 θέλω
I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
- Luke 13:31 θέλει
At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”
- Luke 13:34 ἠθέλησαἠθελήσατε
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
- Luke 14:28 θέλων
Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
- Luke 15:28 ἤθελεν
The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.
- Luke 16:26 θέλοντες
And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
- Luke 18:4 ἤθελεν
For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
- Luke 18:13 ἤθελεν
But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
- Luke 18:41 θέλεις
“What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”
- Luke 19:14 θέλομεν
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
- Luke 19:27 θελήσαντάς
And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- Luke 20:46 θελόντων
“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
- Luke 22:9 θέλεις
“Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked.
- Luke 23:8 θέλων
When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
- Luke 23:20 θέλων
Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,
- John 1:43 ἠθέλησεν
The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
- John 3:8 θέλει
The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
- John 5:6 Θέλεις
When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
- John 5:21 θέλει
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
- John 5:35 ἠθελήσατε
John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
- John 5:40 θέλετε
yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
- John 6:11 ἤθελον
Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.