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Koine Greek wordlink #129460

SR GNT Eph 2:3 θελήματα (thelaʸmata) ‘of us doing the desires of the flesh and’ Strongs=23070 Lemma=thelēma
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=neuter number=plural

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Only use of identical word form θελήματα (N-ANP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘θελήματα’ (N-ANP) is always and only glossed as ‘desires’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘thelēma’ have 7 different glosses: ‘his will’, ‘the will’, ‘by the will’, ‘to the will’, ‘desires’, ‘will’, ‘wills’.

Greek words (11) other than θελήματα (N-ANP) with a gloss related to ‘desires’

Have 11 other words (ἐπιθυμίαι, ἐπιθυμίαις, ἐπιθυμίας, ἐπιθυμιῶν, ἐπιθυμίαις, ἐπιθυμίας, ἐπιθυμίαις, ἐπιθυμίας, ἐπιθυμίας, ἐπιθυμίας, ἐπιθυμίαις) with 1 lemma altogether (epithumia)

YHN 8:44 ἐπιθυμίας (epithumias) N-AFP Lemma=epithumia ‘are and the desires of the father of you_all’ SR GNT Yhn 8:44 word 10

MARK 4:19 ἐπιθυμίαι (epithumiai) N-NFP Lemma=epithumia ‘the for other things desires entering_in are choking the’ SR GNT Mark 4:19 word 25

ROM 1:24 ἐπιθυμίαις (epithumiais) N-DFP Lemma=epithumia ‘god in the desires of the hearts of them’ SR GNT Rom 1:24 word 9

ROM 13:14 ἐπιθυμίας (epithumias) N-AFP Lemma=epithumia ‘not be making for its desires’ SR GNT Rom 13:14 word 20

GAL 5:24 ἐπιθυμίαις (epithumiais) N-DFP Lemma=epithumia ‘its passions and desires’ SR GNT Gal 5:24 word 15

EPH 2:3 ἐπιθυμίαις (epithumiais) N-DFP Lemma=epithumia ‘once in the desires of the flesh of us’ SR GNT Eph 2:3 word 11

EPH 4:22 ἐπιθυμίας (epithumias) N-AFP Lemma=epithumia ‘being corrupted according_to the desires of seduction’ SR GNT Eph 4:22 word 15

1TIM 6:9 ἐπιθυμίας (epithumias) N-AFP Lemma=epithumia ‘and a snare and desires many foolish and’ SR GNT 1Tim 6:9 word 11

2TIM 4:3 ἐπιθυμίας (epithumias) N-AFP Lemma=epithumia ‘but according_to own desires to themselves they will_be accumulating teachers’ SR GNT 2Tim 4:3 word 17

1PET 1:14 ἐπιθυμίαις (epithumiais) N-DFP Lemma=epithumia ‘the ignorance of you_all desires’ SR GNT 1Pet 1:14 word 12

1PET 2:11 ἐπιθυμιῶν (epithumiōn) N-GFP Lemma=epithumia ‘to_be keeping_away from the fleshly desires which are warring against’ SR GNT 1Pet 2:11 word 12

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural ANP=accusative,neuter,plural DFP=dative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural