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Koine Greek wordlink #125893

SR GNT 2Cor 12:6 θελήσω (thelaʸsō) ‘if for I may want to boast not I will_be’ Strongs=23090 Lemma=thelō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=aorist voice=active person=1st number=singular
Refers to Word #124924 Person=Paul

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Only use of identical word form θελήσω (V-SAA1..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘θελήσω’ (V-SAA1..S) is always and only glossed as ‘I may want’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘thelō’ have 40 different glosses: ‘am wanting’, ‘are wanting’, ‘are willing’, ‘having wanted’, ‘is wanting’, ‘is willing’, ‘may want’, ‘may will’, ‘may_be wanting’, ‘might_be wanting’, ‘might_be willing it’, ‘to_be wanting’, ‘to_be willing’, ‘I am wanting’, ‘I am wanting those’, ‘I am willing’, ‘I may want’, ‘I may_be wanting’, ‘he is wanting’, ‘he is willing’, ‘he might_be wanting’, ‘she is willing’, ‘they are wanting’, ‘they are willing’, ‘they may want’, ‘they may_be willing’, ‘we are wanting’, ‘we are willing’, ‘you are wanting’, ‘you are wanting that’, ‘you are willing’, ‘you are willing that’, ‘you may_be wanting’, ‘you may_be willing’, ‘you_all are wanting’, ‘you_all are willing’, ‘you_all may_be wanting’, ‘wanting’, ‘willing’, ‘willing it_is’.

Greek words (2) other than θελήσω (V-SAA1..S) with a gloss related to ‘want’

REV 11:5 θελήσῃ (thelaʸsaʸ) V-SAA3..S ‘and if anyone may want them to injure thus’ SR GNT Rev 11:5 word 27

REV 11:6 θελήσωσιν (thelaʸsōsin) V-SAA3..P ‘every plague as_often_as they may want’ SR GNT Rev 11:6 word 46

Key: V=verb SAA1..S=subjunctive,aorist,active,1st person singular SAA3..P=subjunctive,aorist,active,3rd person plural SAA3..S=subjunctive,aorist,active,3rd person singular