This noun denotes the act of willing or choosing, the exercise of volition. While related to θέλημα (the content of what is willed), θέλησις emphasizes the act or process of willing itself. Classical usage distinguished it as the action of willing versus the thing willed. Hebrews uses it to describe how the Holy Spirit distributed spiritual gifts according to his own will—his sovereign choosing. The term appears in philosophical discussions about the nature of willing and in the LXX for God's willing purposes.