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thélēma

will

Say it: THEL-ay-mah (approximate)

θέλημα

What it means

What is willed, a purpose or desire. In 4:3, "this is the will of God, your sanctification," and in 5:18, "this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."

Range of meaning

  • WillWhat one wants.
  • PurposeWhat one has planned.

In 1 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 4

    "For this is the will of God" (4:3).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G2307 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources