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Strong's G2307 θέλημα (thelema)

Thelema means “desire” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2307 — chadid (“Hadid”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2307
Language Greek
Linked Usages 105
Books 34

Strong's G2307 Quick Answer

Strong's G2307 θέλημα (thelema) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. thelema (thel'-ay-mah) n. 1. a determination (properly, the thing) 2. (actively) choice It has 105 linked Bible usages across 34 books. Visible English usage signals include things and thing. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
thelema (thel'-ay-mah) n. 1. a determination (properly, the thing) 2. (actively) choice
Usage
105 linked usages
Books
34 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
things and thing

Meaning and Definition

thelema (thel'-ay-mah) n. 1. a determination (properly, the thing) 2. (actively) choice 3. (specially) purpose, decree 4. (abstractly) volition 5. (passively) inclination [from the prolonged form of G2309] KJV: desire, pleasure, will Root(s): G2309

Original Word
θέλημα
Transliteration
thelema
Derivation
Root: θέλω R1: 2309
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2307. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

will/desire

Usage: θέλημα, -τος, τό (θέλω), [in LXX chiefly for חָפֵץ, also for רָצוֹן, etc. ;] will, __(a) objectively = that which is willed: Mat.18:14, Luk.12:47, Jhn.5:30, 1Co.7:37, 1Th.5:18, 2Ti.2:26, Heb.10:10, Rev.4:11; θ. τ. θεοῦ, Act.22:14, Rom.2:18 12:2, Eph.1:9, Col.1:9 4:12, 1Pe.4:2; τ. κυρίου, Eph.5:17; pl., of precepts, Mrk.3:35, WH, mg., Act.13:22 (LXX); ἐστιν τὸ θ., with genitive of person(s), before ἵνα, Jhn.6:39-40, 1Co.16:12; with inf., 1Pe.2:15; with accusative and inf., 1Th.4:3 __(b) subjectively = τὸ θέλειν (cf.

θέλησις): Luk.23:25, Jhn.1:13, 1Pe.3:17, 2Pe.1:21; ποιεῖν, Mat.7:21 12:50 21:31, Mrk.3:35 (pl., WH, mg., see supr.), Jhn.4:34 6:38 7:17 9:31, Eph.6:6, Heb.10:7, 9 10:36 13:21, 1Jn.2:17; γίνεσθαι, Mat.6:10 26:42, Luk.22:42, Act.21:14; ἡ εὐδοκία ( βουλὴ) τοῦ θ., Eph.1:5, 11; ἐν τῷ θ. τοῦ θεοῦ, Rom.1:10; διὰ θ. θεοῦ, Rom.15:32, 1Co.1:1, 2Co.1:1 8:5, Eph.1:1, Col.1:1, 2Ti.1:1; κατὰ τὸ θ. τ. θεοῦ, Gal.1:4, 1Pe.4:19, 1Jn.5:14; pl., Eph.2:3 (Cremer, 728).† (AS)

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How Strong's G2307 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render thelema, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

things Romans 2:18 thing 1 Thessalonians 5:18

How Strong's G2307 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 60 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2307 (θέλημα) appears 45 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2307 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2307 in the New Testament

60 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 6:10 KJV

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Matthew 7:21 KJV

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 12:50 KJV

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Strong's G2307 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

37 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

2 Kingdoms 23:5 Septuagint / Brenton

For my house is not so with the Mighty One: For he has made an everlasting covenant with me, Ready, guarded at every time; For all my salvation and all my desire is, That the wicked should not flourish.

3 Kingdoms 5:23 Septuagint / Brenton

into rafts, and bring them to the place which thou shalt send to me about; and I will land them there, and thou shalt take them up: and thou shalt do my will, in giving bread to my household.

Strong's G2307 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

8 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 8:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And whatsoever thou and thy brethren will do with the silver and gold, that do, according to the will of thy God.

1 Esdras 9:9 Septuagint / Brenton

and do his will, and separate yourselves from the heathen of the land, and from the strange women.

1 Maccabees 3:60 Septuagint / Brenton

Nevertheless, as the will of God is in heaven, so let him do.

Usage Excerpts

First 105 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2307.

2 Kingdoms 23:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For my house is not so with the Mighty One: For he has made an everlasting covenant with me, Ready, guarded at every time; For all my salvation and all my desire is, That the wicked should not flourish.
3 Kingdoms 5:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
as for timber of cedar and fir,
3 Kingdoms 5:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
into rafts, and bring them to the place which thou shalt send to me about; and I will land them there, and thou shalt take them up: and thou shalt do my will, in giving bread to my household.
3 Kingdoms 9:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
2 Chronicles 9:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she requested, besides all that she brought to King Solomon: and she returned to her own land.
Esther 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
Job 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For his desire is in his house with him, And the number of his months has been suddenly cut off.
Psalms 1:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But his pleasure is in the law of the Lord; And in his law will he meditate day and night.
Psalms 15:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
On behalf of the saints that are in his land, He has magnified all his pleasure in them.
Psalms 27:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord is my helper and my defender; My heart has hoped in him, and I am helped: My flesh has revived, And willingly will I give praise to him.
Psalms 29:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For anger is in his wrath, But life in his favor: Weeping shall tarry for the evening, But joy shall be in the morning.
Psalms 29:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord, in thy good pleasure thou didst add strength to my beauty: But thou didst turn away thy face, and I was troubled.
Psalms 39:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I desired to do thy will, O my God, And thy law in the midst of my heart.
Psalms 102:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He made known his ways to Moses, His will to the children of Israel.
Psalms 102:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts; Ye ministers of his that do his will.
Psalms 106:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they are glad, because they are quiet; And he guides them to their desired haven.
Psalms 110:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The works of the Lord are great, Sought out according to all his will.
Psalms 142:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God; Thy good Spirit shall guide me in the straight way.
Psalms 144:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he will hear their supplication, and save them.
Ecclesiastes 5:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whenever thou shalt vow a vow to God, Defer not to pay it; For he has no pleasure in fools: Pay thou therefore whatsoever thou shalt have vowed.
Ecclesiastes 12:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And remember thy Creator In the days of thy youth, Before the days of evil come, And the years overtake thee in which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Preacher sought diligently To find out acceptable words, And a correct writing, even words of truth.
Isaiah 44:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who bids Cyrus be wise, and he shall perform all my will: who says to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built, and I will lay the foundation of my holy house.
Isaiah 48:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all shall be gathered, and shall hear: who has told them these things? Out of love to thee I have fulfilled thy desire on Babylon, to abolish the seed of the Chaldeans.
Isaiah 58:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
saying, Why have we fasted, and thou regardest not? why have we afflicted our souls, and thou didst not know it? Nay, in the days of your fasts ye find your pleasures, and all them that are under your power ye wound.
Isaiah 58:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, so as not to do thy pleasure on the holy days, and shalt call the Sabbaths delightful, holy to God; if thou shalt not lift up thy foot to work, nor speak a word in anger out of thy mouth,
Isaiah 62:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt no more be called Forsaken; and thy land shall no more be called Desert: for thou shalt be called My Pleasure, and thy land Inhabited: for the Lord has taken pleasure in thee, and thy land shall be inhabited.
Jeremiah 9:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
but let him that boasts boast in this, the understanding and knowing that I am the Lord that exercise mercy, and judgment, and righteousness, upon the earth; for in these things is my pleasure, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They say to them that reject the word of the Lord, There shall be peace to you; and to all that walk after their own lusts, and to every one that walks in the error of his heart, they have said, No evil shall come upon thee.
Jeremiah 23:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How long shall these things be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, when they prophesy the purposes of their own heart?
Daniel 4:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and there is none who shall withstand his power, and say to him, What hast thou done?
Daniel 8:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw the ram butting westward, and northward, and southward; and no beast could stand before him, and there was none that could deliver out of his hand; and he did according to his will, and became great.
Daniel 11:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there shall rise up a mighty king, and he shall be lord of a great empire, and shall do according to his will.
Daniel 11:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that comes in against him shall do according to his will, and there is no one to stand before him: and he shall stand in the land of beauty, and it shall be consumed by his hand.
Daniel 11:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall do according to his will, and the king shall exalt and magnify himself against every god, and shall speak great swelling words, and shall prosper until the indignation shall be accomplished: for it is coming to an end.
Malachi 1:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Because even among you the doors shall be shut, and one will not kindle the fire of mine altar for nothing, I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord Almighty, and I will not accept a sacrifice at your hands.
Matthew 6:10 New Testament, KJV
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Matthew 7:21 New Testament, KJV
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 12:50 New Testament, KJV
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Matthew 18:14 New Testament, KJV
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Matthew 21:31 New Testament, KJV
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 26:42 New Testament, KJV
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Mark 3:35 New Testament, KJV
For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Luke 11:2 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Luke 12:47 New Testament, KJV
And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Luke 22:42 New Testament, KJV
Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
Luke 23:25 New Testament, KJV
And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
John 1:13 New Testament, KJV
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 4:34 New Testament, KJV
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
John 5:30 New Testament, KJV
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
John 6:38 New Testament, KJV
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
John 6:39 New Testament, KJV
And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
John 6:40 New Testament, KJV
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 7:17 New Testament, KJV
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
John 9:31 New Testament, KJV
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
Acts 13:22 New Testament, KJV
And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
Acts 21:14 New Testament, KJV
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
Acts 22:14 New Testament, KJV
And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
Romans 1:10 New Testament, KJV
Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
Romans 2:18 New Testament, KJV
And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
Romans 12:2 New Testament, KJV
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Romans 15:32 New Testament, KJV
That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
1 Corinthians 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
1 Corinthians 7:37 New Testament, KJV
Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
1 Corinthians 16:12 New Testament, KJV
As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.
2 Corinthians 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
2 Corinthians 8:5 New Testament, KJV
And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
Galatians 1:4 New Testament, KJV
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
Ephesians 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 1:5 New Testament, KJV
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Ephesians 1:9 New Testament, KJV
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
Ephesians 1:11 New Testament, KJV
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Ephesians 2:3 New Testament, KJV
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Ephesians 5:17 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Ephesians 6:6 New Testament, KJV
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Colossians 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
Colossians 1:9 New Testament, KJV
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Colossians 4:12 New Testament, KJV
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 New Testament, KJV
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
1 Thessalonians 5:18 New Testament, KJV
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
2 Timothy 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 Timothy 2:26 New Testament, KJV
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Hebrews 10:7 New Testament, KJV
Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
Hebrews 10:9 New Testament, KJV
Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
Hebrews 10:10 New Testament, KJV
By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:36 New Testament, KJV
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
Hebrews 13:21 New Testament, KJV
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 2:15 New Testament, KJV
For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
1 Peter 3:17 New Testament, KJV
For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
1 Peter 4:2 New Testament, KJV
That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
1 Peter 4:3 New Testament, KJV
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
1 Peter 4:19 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
2 Peter 1:21 New Testament, KJV
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
1 John 2:17 New Testament, KJV
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
1 John 5:14 New Testament, KJV
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Revelation 4:11 New Testament, KJV
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
1 Esdras 8:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatsoever thou and thy brethren will do with the silver and gold, that do, according to the will of thy God.
1 Esdras 9:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and do his will, and separate yourselves from the heathen of the land, and from the strange women.
1 Maccabees 3:60 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Nevertheless, as the will of God is in heaven, so let him do.
2 Maccabees 1:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and give you all a heart to serve him, and to do his will, with a good courage and a willing mind;
4 Maccabees 18:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He declared the proverbs of Solomon, who saith, He is a tree of life to all those who do His will.
Wisdom of Sirach 8:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Travel not by the way with a bold fellow, Lest he become grievous unto thee: For he will do according to his own will, And thou shalt perish with him through his folly.
Wisdom of Sirach 32:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds: And till it come nigh, he will not be comforted; And will not depart, till the most High shall behold To judge righteously, and execute judgment.
Wisdom of Sirach 43:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
At his sight the mountains are shaken, And at his will the south wind bloweth.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2307, grouped by book.

2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 6 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
John 8 usages, New Testament
Acts 3 usages, New Testament
Romans 4 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 7 usages, New Testament
Colossians 3 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 2 usages, New Testament
2 Timothy 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 5 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 5 usages, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
1 John 2 usages, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2307 FAQ

What does thelema (θέλημα) mean?

Thelema (Strong's G2307) is a Greek word most simply glossed "desire". thelema (thel'-ay-mah) n. 1. a determination (properly, the thing) 2. (actively) choice

How many times is thelema (θέλημα) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 105 linked usages for Strong's G2307 across 34 books.

Where can I study thelema (θέλημα) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2307 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate thelema (θέλημα)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as things and thing. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2307 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 37 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 8 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2307, with linked reader references where each row is available.