STRONG’S GREEK CONCORDANCE

G2309

θέλω

thélō · thel'-o

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Meaning and usage

Derivation: apparently strengthened from the alternate form of G138;

Definition: to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in

KJV renderings: desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly)).

COMPLETE CONCORDANCE

Every KJV occurrence of G2309

Showing 101–200 of 217 matching occurrences.

John 5:35

“were willing”

ηθελησατεAorist active indicative · second person pluralInterlinear
John 21:18

“thou wouldest”

ηθελεςImperfect active indicative · second person singularInterlinear
Acts 25:9

“willing”

θελωνPresent active participle · nominative singular masculineInterlinear

Dictionary: James Strong, public domain. Occurrences: KJV 2006 Strong’s word alignment. Greek forms and parsing: Maurice A. Robinson’s public-domain Textus Receptus morphology. Hebrew and Aramaic forms and parsing: Original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb (CC BY 4.0). Device pronunciation voices vary.