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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #2308 - θέλησις

Transliteration

thélēsis

Phonetics

thel'-ay-sis

Origin

from (G2309)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TDNT

3:62,318

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a willing will

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 782 ‑ אֲרֶשֶׁת (ar‑eh'‑sheth); 2656 ‑ חֵפֶץ (khay'‑fets); 6643 ‑ צְבִי (tseb‑ee'); 7522 ‑ רָצֹן (raw‑tsone', raw‑tsone');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Hebrews 1

BSB (1)

Hebrews 1

CSB (1)

Hebrews 1

ESV (1)

Hebrews 1

KJV (1)

Hebrews 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (1)

Hebrews 1

N95 (1)

Hebrews 1

NAS (1)

Hebrews 1

NLT (1)

Hebrews 1

WEB (1)

Hebrews 1

YLT (1)

Hebrews 1

ASV (1)

will 1

BSB (1)

will 1

CSB (1)

will 1

ESV (1)

will 1

KJV (1)

will 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (1)

will 1

N95 (1)

will 1

NAS (1)

will 1

NLT (1)

chose 1

WEB (1)

will 1

YLT (1)

will 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-ASF 1

ANT

N-ASF 1

BEZ

N-ASF 1

BGB

N-ASF 1

BMT

N-ASF 1

BYZ

N-ASF 1

ELZ

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

NA26

N-ASF 1

SBL

N-ASF 1

SCV

N-ASF 1

STV

N-ASF 1

TIS

N-ASF 1

TRG

N-ASF 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

θέλ-ησις, εως, ἡ,

I a willing, will, Stoic. 3.41, LXX To. 12.18,al., Phld. Rh. 2.297 S., Hebr, 2.4; condemned by Poll. 5.165: in Dor. pl. θελήσιες, wishes, Meliss.

II goodwill, favour, LXX Proverbs 8:35.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

θέλησις, θελήσεως, ἡ (θέλω), equivalent to τό θέλειν, a willing, will: Hebrews 2:4. (Ezekiel 18:23; 2 Chronicles 15:15; Proverbs 8:35; Wis. 16:25; (Tobit 12:18); 2 Macc. 12:16; 3Macc. 2:26; (plural in) Melissa epist. ad Char., p. 62 Orell.; according to Pollux (l. 5 c. 47) a vulgarism (ἰδιωτικον); (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 353).)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

θέλησις , -εως , ἡ

(θέλω ),

[in LXX: 2 Chronicles 15:15, Proverbs 8:35 (H7522), Ezekiel 18:23 (H2656), LXX Daniel 11:45 (H6643), Tobit 12:18, Wisdom of Solomon 16:25, 2 Maccabees 12:16, 3 Maccabees 2:26*;]

in colloq. and MGr. = τὸ θέλειν ,

will: Hebrews 2:4.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

θελήσει θελησιν θέλησιν θέλησις θελητάς θελητή θελητής θελητόν thelesin thelēsin thélesin thélēsin