verb · G2309 · 208× in the NT
θέλω
I will, wish, desire
Gloss
I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.
Forms
Endings and the sense of each form. NT counts are from the SBLGNT; generated slots fill a regular paradigm when the NT never uses that case.
present active indicative
- θέλω—I willpresent · active · indicative · 1st singular35×
- θέλεις‑ειςyou willpresent · active · indicative · 2nd singular18×
- θέλει‑ειhe/she/it willspresent · active · indicative · 3rd singular19×
- θέλομεν‑ομενwe willpresent · active · indicative · 1st plural7×
- θέλετε‑ετεyou (pl.) willpresent · active · indicative · 2nd plural18×
- θέλουσι(ν)‑σι(ν)they willpresent · active · indicative · 3rd plural6×
present active subjunctive
- θέλω—I might willpresent · active · subjunctive · 1st singular3×
- θέλῃς‑ῃςyou might willpresent · active · subjunctive · 2nd singular4×
- θέλῃ‑ῃhe/she/it might willpresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular8×
- θέλητε‑ητεyou (pl.) might willpresent · active · subjunctive · 2nd plural4×
- θέλωσι(ν)‑(ν)they might willpresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural1×
present active optative
- θέλοι‑οιhe/she/it would willpresent · active · optative · 3rd singular3×
present active infinitive
- θέλειν‑εινto willpresent · active · infinitive4×
present active participle
- θέλων‑νwilling, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine13×
- θέλοντα‑ονταwilling, accusativepresent · active · participle · singular · accusative · masculine1×
- θέλοντος‑οντοςwilling, genitivepresent · active · participle · singular · genitive · masculine2×
- θέλοντι‑οντιwilling, dativepresent · active · participle · singular · dative · masculine2×
- θέλοντες‑οντεςwilling, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine7×
- θέλοντας‑ονταςwilling, accusativepresent · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine1×
- θελόντων‑όντωνwilling, genitivepresent · active · participle · plural · genitive · masculine3×
imperfect active indicative
- ἤθελον‑ονI used to willimperfect · active · indicative · 1st singular1×
- ἤθελες‑εςyou used to willimperfect · active · indicative · 2nd singular1×
- ἤθελε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it used to willimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular14×
- ἤθελον‑ονthey used to willimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural7×
aorist active indicative
- ἠθέλησα‑σαI willedaorist · active · indicative · 1st singular3×
- ἠθέλησας‑αςyou willedaorist · active · indicative · 2nd singular2×
- ἠθέλησε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it willedaorist · active · indicative · 3rd singular8×
- ἠθελήσαμεν‑ενwe willedaorist · active · indicative · 1st plural1×
- ἠθελήσατε‑τεyou (pl.) willedaorist · active · indicative · 2nd plural3×
- ἠθέλησαν‑ανthey willedaorist · active · indicative · 3rd plural3×
aorist active subjunctive
- θελήσω‑ήσωI might willaorist · active · subjunctive · 1st singular1×
- θελήσῃ‑ήσῃhe/she/it might willaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular3×
- θελήσωσι(ν)‑ωσι(ν)they might willaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural1×
aorist active participle
- θελήσαντας‑ήσανταςhaving willed, accusativeaorist · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine1×
Where you’ll meet it
- New Testament
NT glosses follow Dodson’s public-domain lexicon, counted on the SBLGNT (MorphGNT). Attic and patristic notes are short reader-helps for Xenophon, Plato, and the pre-Nicene writers — not a substitute for LSJ.