UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to desire, to want, to wish

Semantic entry: 25.1

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Desire, Want, Wish

Definition: to desire to have or experience something

Notes: As may be noted, in translating θέλησις, θέλημα[a] (25.2: θέλημα), βούλημα[a] (25.4: βούλημα), and εὐδοκία [source selector 000001][b] (25.8: εὐδοκία), there is a tendency to employ verbs rather than nouns. This is true especially in languages outside the Indo-European family of languages. Wanting, desiring, and wishing are essentially psychological events or states and accordingly are most frequently expressed in languages by verbs.