ἘΘΕΛΕΙΝ, ἐθελειν
ETHELEIN, ethelein
Sounds Like: eh-THEL-ayn
Translations: to wish, to desire, to want, to be willing, to intend, to choose
From the root: ἘΘΕΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb expresses a strong desire, willingness, or intention to do something. It indicates a volitional act, often implying a deliberate choice or a deep-seated wish. It can be used in various contexts to show that someone is inclined or disposed to act in a certain way.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2309 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:76
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΘΕΛΩ.
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.
- ἘΘΕΛΗΣΑΝΤΙ — (to) one who wished, (to) one who desired, (to) one who was willing
- ἘΘΕΛΗΣΟΝΤΑΣ — willing, wishing, desiring, intending, about to wish, about to desire
- ἘΘΕΛΗΣΟΥΣΙ — they will wish, they will want, they will desire, they will be willing
- ἘΘΕΛΟΙ — would wish, would desire, would be willing, might wish, might desire, might be willing
- ἘΘΕΛΟΙΕΝ — they would wish, they would want, they would be willing
- ἘΘΕΛΟΝΤΑ — willing, wishing, desiring, wanting, intending, choosing, a willing one, a volunteer
- ἘΘΕΛΟΝΤΑΣ — willing, wishing, desiring, wanting, choosing, intending
- ἘΘΕΛΟΝΤΙ — willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord, (to) a volunteer
- ἘΘΕΛΟΝΤΟΣ — of one wishing, of one willing, of one desiring, of one intending
- ἘΘΕΛΟΝΤΩΝ — of those willing, of those desiring, of volunteers, of those wishing
- ἘΘΕΛΟΥΣΙΝ — they wish, they desire, they want, they are willing
- ἘΘΕΛΟΥΣΙΩΣ — voluntarily, willingly, of one's own accord, freely
- ἘΘΕΛΩ — to wish, to desire, to be willing, to want
- ἘΘΕΛΩΣΙΝ — they wish, they desire, they want, they are willing
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