2001 Translation

THELĒSIN, thelēsin

Sounds Like: the-LAY-seen

Translations: will, a will, desire, a desire, purpose, a purpose

From the root: ΘΕΛΗΣΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a will, desire, or purpose. It denotes the act of willing or choosing, often implying a deliberate intention or determination. It is used to express both human and divine will.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2307 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Wisdom — 16:25
• Hebrews — 2:4

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Wisdom — 16:25

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Hebrews — 2:4

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΕΛΗΣΙΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΘΕΛΗΣΕΩΣ — of will, of desire, of purpose, of a will, of a desire, of a purpose
• ΘΕΛΗΣΙ — (to) will, (to) desire, (to) purpose, (to) a will, (to) a desire, (to) a purpose
• ΘΕΛΗΣΙΣ — will, desire, purpose, a will, a desire, a purpose

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