Strong's Number G2309

θέλω

thelo · thel'-o

Transliteration:

thelo{thel'-o}or ethelo{eth-el'-o}

Word Origin:

in certain tenses otherwise obsolete otherwise obsoleteapparently strengthened from the alternate form of 138

TDNT:

3:44,318

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 (βούλομαι) 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

Usage in the KJV:

will/would 159, will/would have 16, desire 9, desirous 3, list 3, to will 3, misc 4

Total: 200
Occurs 208 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to will, have in mind, intend
1. to be resolved or determined, to purpose
2. to desire, to wish
3. to love
  1. to like to do a thing, be fond of doing
4. to take delight in, have pleasure