θέλημα

thélēma · Greek · Strong's G2307 · 62 occurrences

The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “desire”

What it means

a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination

from the prolonged form of G2309 (θέλω);

How the KJV renders it

desire, pleasure, will

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“desire”

also renders eudokía (G2107), zētéō (G2212), aitéō (G154), epithymía (G1939), orégomai (G3713), axióō (G515), parakaléō (G3870), epizētéō (G1934), thélō (G2309), zēlóō (G2206), erōtáō (G2065), epithyméō (G1937), epipothéō (G1971), exaitéomai (G1809), eperōtáō (G1905), ʼâbeh (H15), ʼâvâh (H183), ʼavvâh (H185), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), châmad (H2530), chemdâh (H2532), châphêts (H2654), châphêts (H2655), chêphets (H2656), châshaq (H2836), chêsheq (H2837), kâçaph (H3700), maʼăvay (H3970), machmâd (H4261), mishʼâlâh (H4862), nephesh (H5315), râtsôwn (H7522), taʼăvâh (H8378), tâv (H8420), tᵉshûwqâh (H8669)

“pleasure”

also renders cháris (G5485), hēdonḗ (G2237), ʼavvâh (H185), chêsheq (H2837), ṭôwb (H2896), nephesh (H5315), rᵉʻûwth (H7470), râtsôwn (H7522), simchâh (H8057), shaʻshuaʻ (H8191)

“will”

also renders gnṓmē (G1106), gínomai (G1096), boulḗ (G1012), méllō (G3195), thélēsis (G2308), boúlēma (G1013), eúchomai (G2172), châphêts (H2654), tsᵉbâʼ (H6634), rᵉʻûwth (H7470)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

62 occurrences in the Greek text, first 58 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 1:1 N-GSN1 Corinthians 7:37 N-GSN1 Corinthians 16:12 N-NSN1 John 2:17 N-ASN1 John 5:14 N-ASN1 Peter 2:15 N-NSN1 Peter 3:17 N-NSN1 Peter 4:2 N-DSN1 Peter 4:19 N-ASN1 Thessalonians 4:3 N-NSN1 Thessalonians 5:18 N-NSN2 Corinthians 1:1 N-GSN2 Corinthians 8:5 N-GSN2 Peter 1:21 N-DSN2 Timothy 1:1 N-GSN2 Timothy 2:26 N-ASNActs 13:22 N-APNActs 21:14 N-NSNActs 22:14 N-ASNColossians 1:1 N-GSNColossians 1:9 N-GSNColossians 4:12 N-DSNEphesians 1:1 N-GSNEphesians 1:5 N-GSNEphesians 1:9 N-GSNEphesians 1:11 N-GSNEphesians 2:3 N-APNEphesians 5:17 N-NSNEphesians 6:6 N-ASNGalatians 1:4 N-ASNHebrews 10:7 N-ASNHebrews 10:9 N-ASNHebrews 10:10 N-DSNHebrews 10:36 N-ASNHebrews 13:21 N-ASNJohn 1:13 N-GSNJohn 4:34 N-ASNJohn 5:30 N-ASNJohn 6:38 N-ASNJohn 6:39 N-NSNJohn 6:40 N-NSNJohn 7:17 N-ASNJohn 9:31 N-ASNLuke 12:47 N-ASNLuke 22:42 N-NSNLuke 23:25 N-DSNMatthew 6:10 N-NSNMatthew 7:21 N-ASNMatthew 12:50 N-ASNMatthew 18:14 N-NSNMatthew 21:31 N-ASNMatthew 26:42 N-NSNMark 3:35 N-ASNRevelation 4:11 N-ASNRomans 1:10 N-DSNRomans 2:18 N-ASNRomans 12:2 N-NSNRomans 15:32 N-GSN

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.