2001 Translation

MATHEINETHELŌN, matheinethelōn

Sounds Like: mah-THAYN-eh-THEH-lohn

Translations: wanting to learn, desiring to learn, wishing to learn, wanting to understand, desiring to understand, wishing to understand

From the root: ΜΑΝΘΑΝΩ, ΕΘΕΛΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the aorist active infinitive of 'ΜΑΝΘΑΝΩ' (manthano), meaning 'to learn' or 'to understand', and the present active participle of 'ΕΘΕΛΩ' (ethelo), meaning 'to wish' or 'to want'. Together, it means 'wanting to learn' or 'desiring to understand'. It describes someone who has a strong desire or intention to acquire knowledge or comprehension.

Inflection: Compound phrase: ΜΑΘΕΙΝ is Aorist Active Infinitive; ΕΘΕΛΩΝ is Present Active Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular

Strong’s numbers: G3129 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2309 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 4:14

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΜΑΝΘΑΝΩ, ΕΘΕΛΩ, appear in our texts.

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