Greek · G2307, G444, G5342

Ou gar thelēmati anthrōpou ēnechthē

Will/desire · a human · to bear/lead

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θέλημα G2307 will/desire

Pronunciation thélēma

God's will as the objective content of what He ordains, not merely subjective desire or preference

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ἄνθρωπος G444 a human

Pronunciation ánthrōpos

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φέρω G5342 to bear/lead

Pronunciation phérō

Denotes singular, momentary bearing or carrying, contrasting with habitual continuous bearing expressed by φορέω.

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What does ou gar thelēmati anthrōpou ēnechthē (ou gar thelēmati anthrōpou ēnechthē) mean in the Bible?

θέλημα · ἄνθρωπος · φέρω is a Greek phrase meaning "for prophecy was not brought by the will of man".

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What does θέλημα · ἄνθρωπος · φέρω mean in the Bible?

θέλημα · ἄνθρωπος · φέρω is a Greek phrase meaning "for prophecy was not brought by the will of man".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2307, G444, G5342?

G2307, G444, G5342 is connected to 62 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. for prophecy was not brought by the will of man

Strong's G2307, G444, G5342

Lexical occurrences 62 verses Word forms 5 forms 62 references

Source Gloss

for prophecy was not brought by the will of man

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 62 Case pattern Accusative (28) Number pattern Singular (60)

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:10 · Matt 18:14 · Matt 26:42 · Luke 22:42 · John 6:39 · John 6:40 · Acts 21:14 · Rom 12:2 · 1 Cor 16:12 · Eph 5:17 · 1 Thess 4:3 · 1 Thess 5:18 · 1 Pet 2:15 · 1 Pet 3:17 14×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter John 1:13 · Rom 15:32 · 1 Cor 1:1 · 1 Cor 7:37 · 2 Cor 1:1 · 2 Cor 8:5 · Eph 1:1 · Eph 1:5 · Eph 1:9 · Eph 1:11 · Col 1:1 · Col 1:9 · 2 Tim 1:1 14×

Dative · Singular · Neuter Luke 23:25 · Rom 1:10 · Col 4:12 · Heb 10:10 · 1 Pet 4:2 · 2 Pet 1:21 6×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 7:21 · Matt 12:50 · Matt 21:31 · Mark 3:35 · Luke 12:47 · John 4:34 · John 5:30 · John 6:38 · John 7:17 · John 9:31 · Acts 22:14 · Rom 2:18 · Gal 1:4 · Eph 6:6 · 2 Tim 2:26 · Heb 10:7 26×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Acts 13:22 · Eph 2:3 2×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 66 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 11 ongoing 10 prospective 2 imperative 11 background 7 subjunctive 4 infinitive 4 participle 17

Tense

present 40 aorist 17 imperfect 7 future 2

Voice

active 55 passive 11

Mood

indicative 30 participle 17 imperative 11 subjunctive 4 infinitive 4

NT Occurrences

Matthew 14:11 ἠνέχθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 14:11 ἤνεγκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:18 Φέρετέ present active imperative imperative Matthew 17:17 φέρετέ present active imperative imperative Mark 1:32 ἔφερον imperfect active indicative background Mark 2:3 φέροντες present active participle participle Mark 4:8 ἔφερεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 6:27 ἐνέγκαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:28 ἤνεγκεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 7:32 φέρουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:22 φέρουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 9:17 ἤνεγκα aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:19 φέρετε present active imperative imperative Mark 9:20 ἤνεγκαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 11:2 φέρετε present active imperative imperative Mark 11:7 φέρουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:15 φέρετέ present active imperative imperative Mark 12:16 ἤνεγκαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 15:22 φέρουσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 5:18 φέροντες present active participle participle Luke 15:23 φέρετε present active imperative imperative Luke 23:26 φέρειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:1 φέρουσαι present active participle participle John 2:8 φέρετε present active imperative imperative John 2:8 ἤνεγκαν aorist active indicative completed John 4:33 ἤνεγκεν aorist active indicative completed John 12:24 φέρει present active indicative ongoing John 15:16 φέρητε present active subjunctive subjunctive John 15:2 φέρον present active participle participle John 15:2 φέρον present active participle participle John 15:2 φέρῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive John 15:4 φέρειν present active infinitive infinitive John 15:5 φέρει present active indicative ongoing John 15:8 φέρητε present active subjunctive subjunctive John 18:29 φέρετε present active indicative ongoing John 19:39 φέρων present active participle participle John 20:27 Φέρε present active imperative imperative John 20:27 φέρε present active imperative imperative John 21:10 Ἐνέγκατε aorist active imperative imperative John 21:18 οἴσει future active indicative prospective +26 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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