θέλημα, -τος, τό, (θέλω), a word purely bibl. and eccl. [yet found in Aristot. de plant. 1, 1 p. 815%, 21]; Sept. for yan and ΠΣ; will, i.e. a. what one wishes or has determined shall be done, [i. 6. objectively, thing willed]: Lk. xii.47; Jn. v.30; 1 Co. vii. 37; 1 ΤῊ. ν. 18; 2 Tim. ii. 26; Heb. x. 10; Rev.iv.11; θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ is used —of the purpose of God to bless mankind through Christ, Acts xxii. 14; Eph.i.9; Col. i. 9; of what God wishes to be done by us, Ro. xii. 2; Col. iv. 12 [W. 111 (105) ]; 1 Pet. iv. 2; and simply τὸ θέλημα, Ro. ii. 18 [W. 594 (553)] (Sir. xliii. 16 (17) [but here the better txt. now adds αὐτοῦ, see Fritzsche; in patrist. Grk., however, θέλημα is so used even without the art.; cf. Ignat. ad Rom. 1,1: ad Eph. 20, 1, ete.]); τοῦ κυρίου, Eph. v. 17; plur. commands, precepts: [Mk. iii. 35 WH. mrg.]; Acts xiii. 22, (Ps. cii. (ciii.) 7; 2 Mace. i. 3); ἐστὶ τὸ θέλημά twos, foll. by wa, Jn. vi. 39 sq.; 1 Co. xvi. 12, ef. Mt. xviii. 14; foll. by inf., 1 Pet. 11. 15; by acc. with inf,, 1 Th. iv.3. [Cf B. 237 (204); 240 (207); W.§ 44, 8.] b. i. 4: τὸ θέλειν. [i. 6. the abstract act of willing, the subjective] will, choice: 1 Pet. iii. 17 [ef. W. 604 (562) ]; 2 Pet. i. 21; ποιεῖν τ. θέλ. τινος (esp. of God), Mt. vii. 21; xii. 50; xxi. 31; Mk. iii. 35 [here WH mre. the plur., see above]; Jn. iv. 34: vi. 38; vii. 17; ix. 31; Eph. vi. 6; Heb. x. 7, 9,36; xiii. 21; 1 Jn.ii.17; τὸ θέλ. (1, Τ' Tr WH βούλημα) τινος κατεργάζεσθαι, 1 Pet. iv.3; γίνεται τὸ θέλ. τινος. Mt. vi. 10; xxvi. 42; Lk. χὶ. 21, ; xxii. 42; Acts xxi. 14; ἡ βουλὴ τοῦ θελήματος, Eph. i. 11; ἡ εὐδοxia τοῦ OeX. ib. 5; ἐν τῷ θελ. τοῦ θεοῦ, if God will, Ro. i. 10; διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ, Ro. xv. 32; 1 Co.i.1; 2Co.i.1; viii. 5; Eph. i.1; Col. i. 1; 2 Tim.i.1; κατὰ τὸ θέλ. τοῦ θεοῦ, Gal. i. 4; [i Pet. iv. 19]; 1Jn.v. 14. iq. pleasure: Lk. xxiii. 25; 1. q. inclination, desire: σαρκός, ἀνδρός, Jn. i. 13; plur. Eph. ii. 3. [Syn. see θέλω, fin. ]

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will, bent, inclination, 1 Cor. 16:12; Eph. 2:3; 1 Pet. 4:3; resolve, 1 Cor. 7:37; will, purpose, design, 2 Tim. 2:26; 2 Pet. 1:21; will, sovereign pleasure, behest, Mt. 18:14; Lk. 12:47; Acts 13:22, et al. freq.; ἐν τῷ θελήματι θεοῦ, Deo permittente, if God please or permit, Rom. 1:10

† θέλημα, -τος, τό

(< θέλω), [in LXX chiefly for חָפֶץ, also for רָצוֹן, etc.;]

will,

objectively = that which is willed: Mt 18:14, Lk 12:47, Jo 5:30, I Co 7:37, I Th 5:18, II Ti 2:26, He 10:10, Re 4:11; θ. τ. θεοῦ, Ac 22:14, Ro 2:18 12:2, Eph 1:9, Col 1:9 4:12, I Pe 4:2; τ. κυρίου, Eph 5:17; pl., of precepts, Mk 3:35, WH, mg., Ac 13:22(LXX); ἐστιν τὸ θ., c. gen. pers., seq. ἵνα, Jo 6:39, 40, I Co 16:12; c. inf., I Pe 2:15; c. acc. et inf., I Th 4:3;

subjectively = τὸ θέλειν (cf. θέλησις): Lk 23:25, Jo 1:13, I Pe 3:17, II Pe 1:21; ποιεῖν, Mt 7:21 12:50 21:31, Mk 3:35 (pl., WH, mg., v. supr.), Jo 4:34 6:38 7:17 9:31, Eph 6:6, He 10:7, 9, 36 13:21, I Jo 2:17; γίνεσθαι, Mt 6:10 26:42, Lk 22:42, Ac 21:14; ἡ εὐδοκία (βουλὴ) τοῦ θ., Eph 1:5, 11; ἐν τῷ θ. τοῦ θεοῦ, Ro 1:10; διὰ θ. θεοῦ, Ro 15:32, I Co 1:1, II Co 1:1 8:5, Eph 1:1, Col 1:1, II Ti 1:1; κατὰ τὸ θ. τ. θεοῦ, Ga 1:4, I Pe 4:19, I Jo 5:14; pl., Eph 2:3 (Cremer, 728).†

θέλημα. This word, which is almost unknown outside Bibl. and eccles. writings, occurs in P Oxy VI. 924, a Christian charm of Gnostic character, belonging to iv/A.pD. After a prayer to the Deity to protect the petitioner from ague etc., the charm continues—*tatra ev[peva]s [π]ρά[ξ]εις ὅλως κατὰ Td θέλημά cov πρῶτον Kal τὴν πίστιν αὐτῆς, “‘all this thou wilt graciously do in accordance with thy will first and with her faith” (Edd.). Cf. also P Lond 418 (c. A.D. 346) (ΞΞ- 11. p. 303) τὸ θέλημα τῆς ψυχῆς σον. The Pauline usage of the word is discussed by Slaten Qualitative Nouns, p. 52 ff.

θέλημα (thelēma) — will/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+]