ΘΕΛΟΝΤΕΣΤΟΥΣ, θελοντεστους
THELONTESTOUS, thelontestous
Sounds Like: theh-LON-tes-TOOS
Translations: wanting, wishing, desiring, those who want, those who wish, those who desire
From the root: ΘΕΛΩ, Ο
Part of Speech: Participle, Article
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the present active participle of the verb 'θέλω' (thelo), meaning 'to wish' or 'to want', and the definite article 'τοὺς' (tous), meaning 'the' (masculine/feminine accusative plural). The combination 'ΘΕΛΟΝΤΕΣ ΤΟΥΣ' would typically be written as two separate words, 'ΘΕΛΟΝΤΕΣ τοὺς'. When combined as one word, it functions as 'those who want' or 'wanting those'. It describes a group of people who are in the act of wanting or wishing for something, often followed by an infinitive or an object.
Inflection: Participle: Present, Active, Masculine, Nominative Plural. Article: Masculine or Feminine, Accusative, Plural.
Strong’s numbers: G2309 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 5:36
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΘΕΛΩ, Ο, appear in our texts.
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