ΘΕΛΗΜΑ, θελημα
THELĒMA, thelēma
Sounds Like: the-LEE-mah
Translations: will, desire, purpose, a will, a desire, a purpose
From the root: ΘΕΛΗΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a will, desire, or purpose, often implying a deliberate intention or choice. It can be used to describe the will of God, the will of a person, or a general intention. It is frequently used in contexts relating to divine purpose or human obedience to that purpose.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G2307 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 20:4
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 1:8
- 1 Maccabees — 3:60
- 4 Maccabees — 18:16
- Psalms — 1:2, 39:9, 142:10, 144:19
- Ecclesiastes — 5:3, 12:1
- Job — 21:21
- Sirach — 8:15, 16:3, 32:17
- Isaiah — 48:14, 62:4
- Jeremiah — 9:23
- Malachi — 1:10
- Matthew — 6:10, 12:50, 18:14, 21:31, 26:42
- Mark — 3:35
- Luke — 11:2, 12:47, 22:42
- John — 4:34, 5:30, 6:38, 6:39, 6:40, 7:17, 9:31
- Acts of the Apostles — 21:14, 22:14
- Romans — 2:18, 12:2
- 1 Corinthians — 16:12
- Galatians — 1:4
- Ephesians — 6:6
- 1 Thessalonians — 4:3, 5:18
- 2 Timothy — 2:26
- Hebrews — 10:7, 10:9, 10:36, 13:21
- 1 Peter — 2:15, 3:17, 4:19
- 1 John — 2:17, 5:14
- Revelation — 4:11
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 1:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 1:1, 11:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 20:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 0:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 8:1
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 40:1
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 12:3, 28:5, 41:2, 85:1, 85:4, 102:5, 116:1, 140:4
Polycarp of Smyrna
Pseudo Clement of Rome
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Samuel — 23:5
- 1 Kings — 5:8, 5:10
- Ezra (Alpha) — 8:16, 9:9
- Esther — 1:8
- 1 Maccabees — 3:60
- 4 Maccabees — 18:16
- Psalms — 1:2, 39:9, 142:10, 144:19
- Odes — 14:40
- Ecclesiastes — 5:3, 12:1
- Job — 21:21
- Sirach — 8:15, 35:17
- Isaiah — 48:14, 62:4
- Jeremiah — 9:24
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 4:32, 8:4, 11:3, 11:16, 11:36
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 11:16, 11:36
- Malachi — 1:10
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 12 — 6:2
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 5:2
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 6:10, 7:21, 12:50, 18:14, 21:31, 26:42
- Mark — 3:35
- Luke — 12:47, 22:42
- John — 4:34, 5:30, 6:38, 6:39, 6:40, 7:17, 9:31
- Acts — 21:14, 22:14
- Romans — 2:18, 12:2
- 1 Corinthians — 16:12
- Galatians — 1:4
- Ephesians — 5:17, 6:6
- 1 Thessalonians — 4:3, 5:18
- 2 Timothy — 2:26
- Hebrews — 10:7, 10:9, 10:36, 13:21
- 1 Peter — 2:15, 3:17, 4:19
- 1 John — 2:17, 5:14
- Revelation — 4:11
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 8:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΕΛΗΜΑ.
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.
- ΘΕΛΗΜΑΜΟΥ — my will, my desire, my purpose
- ΘΕΛΗΜΑΣΙΝ — (to) wills, (to) desires, (to) purposes
- ΘΕΛΗΜΑΤΑ — will, wills, desire, desires, purpose, purposes
- ΘΕΛΗΜΑΤΙ — (to) will, (to) desire, (to) purpose, (to) counsel, (to) pleasure, (to) choice
- ΘΕΛΗΜΑΤΟΣ — of will, of desire, of purpose, of a will, of a desire, of a purpose
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