Original: θέλημα

Transliteration: thélēma

Phonetic: thel'-ay-mah

Short Definition: Desire

- Original: θέλημα

- Transliteration: thelema

- Phonetic: thel'-ay-mah

- Definition:

1. what one wishes or has determined shall be done

a. of the purpose of God to bless mankind through Christ

b. of what God wishes to be done by us

1. commands, precepts

2. will, choice, inclination, desire, pleasure

- Origin: from the prolonged form of G2309

- TDNT entry: 03:52,3

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter

- Strong's: From the prolonged form of G2309; a determination (properly the thing) that is (actively) choice (specifically purpose decree; abstractly volition) or (passively) inclination: - desire pleasure will.

Cognate: G2308, G2309