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Greek word study

θέλημαthélēma — will, wish, desire

an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.

Translated in the King James as: desire, pleasure, will

Appears 62 times in Scripture

Origin: from the prolonged form of G2309 (θέλω);

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Where it appears

Matthew — 6×

Matt 6:10 Matt 7:21 Matt 12:50 Matt 18:14 Matt 21:31 Matt 26:42

Mark — 1×

Luke — 4×

Luke 12:47 Luke 22:42 Luke 23:25+ 1 more in Luke

John — 11×

John 1:13 John 4:34 John 5:30 John 6:38 John 6:39 John 6:40 John 7:17 John 9:31+ 3 more in John

Acts — 3×

Acts 13:22 Acts 21:14 Acts 22:14

Romans — 4×

Rom 1:10 Rom 2:18 Rom 12:2 Rom 15:32

1 Corinthians — 3×

1 Cor 1:1 1 Cor 7:37 1 Cor 16:12

2 Corinthians — 2×

2 Cor 1:1 2 Cor 8:5

Galatians — 1×

Ephesians — 7×

Eph 1:1 Eph 1:5 Eph 1:9 Eph 1:11 Eph 2:3 Eph 5:17 Eph 6:6

Colossians — 3×

Col 1:1 Col 1:9 Col 4:12

1 Thessalonians — 2×

1 Thess 4:3 1 Thess 5:18

2 Timothy — 2×

2 Tim 1:1 2 Tim 2:26

Hebrews — 5×

Heb 10:7 Heb 10:9 Heb 10:10 Heb 10:36 Heb 13:21

1 Peter — 4×

1 Pet 2:15 1 Pet 3:17 1 Pet 4:2 1 Pet 4:19

2 Peter — 1×

1 John — 2×

1 John 2:17 1 John 5:14

Revelation — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.