King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2308
Transliteration: thelēsis
Phonetic Spelling: (thel'-ay-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: will
Meaning: will
θέλησις, θελήσεως, ἡ (θέλω), equivalent to τό θέλειν, a willing, will: Hebrews 2:4. (Ezekiel 18:23; 2 Chronicles 15:15; Proverbs 8:35; Wis. 16:25; (Tobit 12:18); 2 Macc. 12:16; 3Macc. 2:26; (plural in) Melissa epist. ad Char., p. 62 Orell.; according to Pollux (l. 5 c. 47) a vulgarism (ἰδιωτικον); (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 353).)
Word Summary
thelēsis: will
Original Word: θέλησιςTransliteration: thelēsis
Phonetic Spelling: (thel'-ay-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: will
Meaning: will
Strong's Concordance
will. From ethelo; determination (properly, the act), i.e. Option -- will.
see GREEK ethelo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2308: θέλησιςθέλησις, θελήσεως, ἡ (θέλω), equivalent to τό θέλειν, a willing, will: Hebrews 2:4. (Ezekiel 18:23; 2 Chronicles 15:15; Proverbs 8:35; Wis. 16:25; (Tobit 12:18); 2 Macc. 12:16; 3Macc. 2:26; (plural in) Melissa epist. ad Char., p. 62 Orell.; according to Pollux (l. 5 c. 47) a vulgarism (ἰδιωτικον); (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 353).)