θέλ-ημα G2307
thelema -- will, desire, purpose; what someone wishes, intends, or determines should happen
The neuter noun thelema ('will') expresses a person's desire, intention, or purpose -- and supremely the will of God. Derived from the verb thelo ('to wish, to will'), it appears 63 times in the New Testament and is theologically central: Jesus teaches his disciples to pray 'your will be done' (Matt 6:10), declares that only those who do the Father's will enter the kingdom (Matt 7:21), and in Gethsemane submits his own will to the Father's (Matt 26:42). Paul uses it for both God's salvific purpose (Eph 1:5, 9, 11) and human desires (Eph 2:3). Spanish voluntad, French volonte, and German Wille all converge on a single volitional concept.
Senses
1. will, desire, purpose — The will, desire, or settled purpose of a person or of God, denoting what one wishes or intends to bring about. Theologically dominant in the Lord's Prayer ('your will be done,' Matt 6:10), in Jesus' criterion for discipleship ('whoever does the will of my Father,' Matt 7:21; 12:50), and in Paul's doctrine of divine purpose (Eph 1:5, 9, 11). The two-occurrence plural cluster ('wills/desires,' as in Eph 2:3) expresses the same semantic core applied to human cravings. Spanish voluntad, French volonte, and German Wille render it uniformly across all 63 occurrences. 63×
AR["إِرَادَةَ", "إِرَادَةُ", "إِرَادَتِهِ", "مَشيئَةَ", "مَشيئَةِ", "مَشيئَتُكَ", "مَشيئَتِ", "مَشِيئَةَ", "مَشِيئَةُ", "مَشِيئَةِ", "مَشِيئَتُكَ"]·ben["ইচ্ছা", "ইচ্ছাকে", "ইচ্ছায়", "ইচ্ছার"]·DE["Wille"]·EN["will"]·FR["volonté"]·heb["רְצוֹן", "רְצוֹנְךָ", "רְצוֹנִי", "רָצוֹן"]·HI["इच्छा", "इच्छा-को", "इछ", "इछअ-को", "परमेश्वर"]·ID["kehendak"]·IT["volontà"]·jav["karsa"]·KO["뜻", "뜻-을", "뜻에", "뜻을", "뜻이", "뜻이다"]·PT["vontade"]·RU["воле", "воли", "волю", "воля"]·ES["-voluntad", "voluntad"]·SW["hamu", "mapenzi", "ya-", "yako"]·TR["irademi", "iradesi", "iradesinden", "iradesini", "istediğim", "isteği", "isteğin", "isteğine", "isteğini"]·urd["اپنی", "بھیجنے-والے-کی", "مرضی", "مرضی-کو"]
Matt 6:10, Matt 7:21, Matt 12:50, Matt 18:14, Matt 21:31, Matt 26:42, Mark 3:35, Luke 11:2, Luke 12:47, Luke 12:47, Luke 22:42, Luke 23:25 (+38 more)
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)H2654a 1. take pleasure in, delight in (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
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+