2001 Translation

THELĒMATI, thelēmati

Sounds Like: the-LEE-ma-tee

Translations: (to) will, (to) desire, (to) purpose, (to) counsel, (to) pleasure, (to) choice

From the root: ΘΕΛΗΜΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a will, desire, purpose, or counsel. It describes what someone wants or intends to do, often implying a deliberate choice or decision. It is used here in the dative case, indicating the recipient or instrument of an action, so it often translates as 'to the will' or 'by the will'.

Inflection: Singular, Dative, Neuter

Strong’s number: G2307 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 0:1, 33:8, 34:5, 36:5, 40:3, 49:6, 56:1, 56:2, 61:1

Codex Sinaiticus

• Psalms — 29:6, 29:8
• Sirach — 43:16
• Luke — 23:25
• Romans — 1:10
• Colossians — 4:12
• Hebrews — 10:10
• 1 Peter — 4:2
• 2 Peter — 1:21

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 0:1
• Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 0:1
• Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 1:1

Justin Martyr

• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 113:4, 119:1

Mathetes

• Letter to Diognetus — 11:8

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 1:3

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 1 Kings — 9:11
• Psalms — 29:6, 29:8
• Psalms of Solomon — 7:3
• Sirach — 43:16

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Luke — 23:25
• Romans — 1:10
• Colossians — 4:12
• Hebrews — 10:10
• 1 Peter — 4:2
• 2 Peter — 1:21

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.

• ΘΕΛΗΜΑ — will, desire, purpose, a will, a desire, a purpose
• ΘΕΛΗΜΑΜΟΥ — my will, my desire, my purpose
• ΘΕΛΗΜΑΣΙΝ — (to) wills, (to) desires, (to) purposes
• ΘΕΛΗΜΑΤΑ — will, wills, desire, desires, purpose, purposes
• ΘΕΛΗΜΑΤΟΣ — of will, of desire, of purpose, of a will, of a desire, of a purpose

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