Will and Desire

θέλ-ημα, ατος, τό, (θέλω) will, NT+5th c.BC+ __II ἔστιν μοι θ. ἔν τινι pleasure in.., LXX:—also θελ-ήμη, ἡ, Refs 9th c.AD+

† רָצוֹן n.[m.] goodwill, favour, acceptance, will;—abs. ר׳ Dt 33:23 +; cstr. רְצוֹן ψ 145:19 +; sf. רְצוֹנִי Is 60:10, רְצֹנוֹ Dn 8:4 +, etc.;— 1. goodwill, favour: a. of God, Dt 33:16; Is 60:10 ψ 5:13; 30:6, 8; 51:20; 89:18; 106:4; Pr 8:35; 12:2; 18:22; עֵת ר׳ Is 49:8 ψ 69:14; יוֹם ר׳ Is 58:5; שְׁנַת־ר׳ Is 61:2; ‖ בְּרָכָה Dt 33:23; opp. תּוֹעֵכָה Pr 11:1, 20; 12:22; 15:8. b. of men: in gen. Pr 10:32; 11:27; 14:9; of kings v 35 16:13, 15; 19:12. 2. acceptance, of persons, offering sacrifice, לרצון לפני יהוה Ex 28:38 (P); c. ל pers. for acceptance for him before י׳; c. sf. pers. לרצנוֹ Lv 1:3; abbrev. לְרָצוֹן לָכֶם 22:20, לרצנכם 19:5; 22:19, 29; 23:11, לרצון 22:21 Is 56:7; Je 6:20 ψ 19:15 (of words; cf. Ho 14:3); על רצון Is 60:7 (read לְ, so Codd., v. Gi, also Du), רצון Mal 2:13. 3. will, desire, pleasure: a. of God, עשׂה ר׳ do his will Ezr 10:11 ψ 40:9; 103:21; 143:10. b. of man, עשׂה כרצונוֹ do according to his will, exactly as he pleased, Dn 8:4; 11:3, 16, 36; Ne 9:24; Est 1:8; 9:5, cf. Ne 9:37; desire ψ 145:16, 19 2 Ch 15:15; = self-will Gn 49:6 (poem).

εὐδοκ-ία, ἡ, ={εὐδόκησις}, especially of God, LXX+NT; good will, NT; contentment, Refs 1st c.BC+ __2 object of desire, LXX __3 variant for{εὐδοκιμίη} in Refs 5th c.BC+

βούλ-ημα, ατος, τό, purpose, Refs 5th c.BC+; intent, τοῦ νομοθέτου Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ β. τῆς κρίσεως intention to judge, Refs __2 meaning, οὐδεὶς σαφῶς παρέδωκε τὸ β. Refs 2nd c.BC+ __3 intention of a testator, Refs 2nd c.AD+: hence, will, testament, Refs 3rd c.AD+ __II express will, consent, τῆς συγκλήτου Refs 2nd c.BC+

ἀρέσκ-εια [ᾰρ], ἡ, (ἀρεσκεύομαι) obsequiousness, Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 in plural, ={δόξαι}, ἀρέσκοντα, αἱ ἀ. τῶν πολλῶν, of false superstitions, Refs 1st c.AD+; τὰ ταῖς κεναῖς σοφιστῶν ἀρεσκήαις (sic) ὑπεναντίαRefs 2nd c.BC+ __3 in good sense, πρὸς θεὸν καὶ ἀρετήνNT+1st c.BC+; πρὸς τὴν ἑτέρων ἀ. βιοῦνRefs 3rd c.AD+

εὔνοιᾰ, ἡ, Ionic εὐνοίη (εὔνοιαν is falsa lectio in Refs 5th c.BC+, poetry εὐνοΐη Refs: (εὔνους):— goodwill, favour (distinct from φιλία, Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐνοίας ἕνεκα Docum. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; κατ᾽ εὔνοιαν κρίνειν partially, NT+5th c.BC+; εὐνοίᾳ τῇ σῇ for the love of you, Refs 5th c.BC+ for love of fatherland, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἕνεκα τῆς τῶν Ἑλλήνων εὐνοίας goodwill towards them, Refs 5th c.BC+; [εὔνοιαν] ἔχειν εἴς τινα Docum. cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; εὔ. παρὰ τῶν θεῶν Refs 5th c.BC+; εὔνοιαν παρασχεῖν to show favour, Refs 5th c.BC+; εὔνοιαν ἔχειν to wish heartily that.., Refs 5th c.BC+: in plural, impulses of kindness, favours, τοῖς ἥσσοσιν γὰρ πᾶς τις εὐνοίας φέρει Refs 5th c.BC+; but, acts of kindness, favours, Refs 1st c.BC+ __II gift or present in token of goodwill, Refs 4th c.BC+: plural, benevolences, Refs 2nd c.BC+

θέλ-ησις, εως, ἡ, a willing, will, LXX+5th c.BC+, wishes, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II goodwill, favour, LXX