θέλων

thélō

wanting

To wish, to desire, or to will; to express one's will or intention toward some action or outcome. The core meaning is a conscious act of wishing or willing, ranging from strong desire to deliberate intent. In various contexts, it can convey: to want, to be willing, to intend, to resolve, to have in mind, to take pleasure or delight in something, or to request/ask (rare).

G2309

Acts 25:9 · Word #4

Lexicon G2309

Lemmaθέλω
Transliterationthélō
Strong'sG2309
DefinitionTo wish, to desire, or to will; to express one's will or intention toward some action or outcome. The core meaning is a conscious act of wishing or willing, ranging from strong desire to deliberate intent. In various contexts, it can convey: to want, to be willing, to intend, to resolve, to have in mind, to take pleasure or delight in something, or to request/ask (rare).

Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasewanting
Literalwishing

Lexical Info

Lemmaθέλω
Strong'sG2309

SIBI-P1 Translation G2309-23

willing

Morphological NotesVerb, present active participle, nominative masculine singular (Gr,V,PPA,NMS); denotes an ongoing active state of willing, describing a masculine singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe present active participle nominative masculine singular denotes one who is actively exercising will or desire. "Willing" captures the ongoing, active disposition of intending or desiring inherent in the present participle form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

wanting

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleStandardized from "wishing".
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