What does θέλω · εἴδω mean in the Bible?
θέλω · εἴδω is a Greek phrase meaning "wanting, desiring to see".
Greek · G2309, G1492
ἰδεῖν θέλοντές
To will/desire · to perceive: see
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θέλω G2309 to will/desire
Pronunciation thélō
Immediate willing or desire, more emotional and practical than the deliberative choice of βούλομαι.
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εἴδω G1492 to perceive: see
Pronunciation eídō
Knowledge gained through direct perception or experience, distinct from intellectual understanding.
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What does ἰδεῖν θέλοντές (idein thelontes) mean in the Bible?
θέλω · εἴδω is a Greek phrase meaning "wanting, desiring to see".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2309, G1492?
G2309, G1492 is connected to 208 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. wanting, desiring to see
Source Gloss
wanting, desiring to see
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 208 Tenses Present, Imperfect, Aorist Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 146×
Present Active Matt 8:3 · Matt 9:13 · Matt 12:7 · Matt 15:32 · Matt 20:14 · Matt 20:15 · Matt 21:29 · Matt 26:39 · Mark 1:41 · Mark 6:25 · Mark 14:36 · Luke 5:13 · Luke 12:49 · John 17:24 · Rom 1:13 · Rom 7:15 103×
Imperfect Active Matt 2:18 · Matt 18:30 · Mark 3:13 · Mark 6:19 · Mark 6:48 · Mark 7:24 · Mark 9:30 · Luke 15:28 · Luke 18:4 · Luke 18:13 · John 7:1 · Acts 10:10 · Acts 14:13 · Acts 19:33 · Matt 22:3 · Matt 27:15 23×
Aorist Active Matt 18:23 · Matt 27:34 · Mark 6:26 · John 1:43 · Acts 16:3 · 1 Cor 12:18 · 1 Cor 15:38 · Col 1:27 · Matt 17:12 · Luke 10:24 · Acts 7:39 · Matt 23:37 · Luke 13:34 · Phlm 1:14 · John 5:35 · Heb 10:5 20×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 30×
Present Active Matt 1:19 · Matt 14:5 · Luke 10:29 · Luke 14:28 · Luke 23:8 · Luke 23:20 · Acts 24:27 · Acts 25:9 · Rom 9:22 · Col 2:18 · Heb 12:17 · 1 Pet 3:10 · Rev 22:17 · Luke 8:20 · Luke 16:26 · Gal 1:7 29×
Aorist Active Luke 19:27 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 25×
Present Active Matt 16:25 · Matt 20:26 · Matt 20:27 · Mark 8:35 · Mark 10:43 · Mark 10:44 · Luke 9:24 · John 7:17 · Matt 7:12 · Mark 14:7 · John 15:7 · Gal 5:17 · Matt 8:2 · Mark 1:40 · Mark 6:22 · Luke 5:12 20×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 4:19 · Jas 4:15 · Rev 11:5 · 2 Cor 12:6 · Rev 11:6 5×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Present Active Rom 7:18 · 2 Cor 8:10 · 2 Cor 8:11 · Phil 2:13 4×
Optative wish or remote possibility 3×
Present Active Luke 1:62 · Acts 17:18 · 1 Pet 3:17 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 291 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 256 pluperfect 34 future 1
Voice
active 291
Mood
indicative 241 participle 29 infinitive 11 subjunctive 10
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:32 οἶδεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 6:8 οἶδεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 7:11 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 9:4 εἰδὼς perfect active participle participle Matthew 9:6 εἰδῆτε perfect active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 15:12 Οἶδας perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 20:22 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 20:25 Οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 21:27 οἴδαμεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 22:16 οἴδαμεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 22:29 εἰδότες perfect active participle participle Matthew 24:36 οἶδεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 24:42 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 24:43 ᾔδει pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 25:12 οἶδα perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 25:13 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 25:26 ᾔδεις pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 26:2 Οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 26:70 οἶδα perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 26:72 οἶδα perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 26:74 οἶδα perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 27:18 ᾔδει pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 27:65 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 28:5 οἶδα perfect active indicative resultant Mark 1:24 οἶδά perfect active indicative resultant Mark 1:34 ᾔδεισαν pluperfect active indicative resultant Mark 2:10 εἰδῆτε perfect active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 4:13 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Mark 4:27 οἶδεν perfect active indicative resultant Mark 5:33 εἰδυῖα perfect active participle participle Mark 9:6 ᾔδει pluperfect active indicative resultant Mark 10:19 οἶδας perfect active indicative resultant Mark 10:38 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Mark 10:42 Οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Mark 11:33 οἴδαμεν perfect active indicative resultant Mark 12:14 οἴδαμεν perfect active indicative resultant Mark 12:24 εἰδότες perfect active participle participle Mark 13:32 οἶδεν perfect active indicative resultant Mark 13:33 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Mark 13:35 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant
+251 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)
Word Origins
ἰδεῖν θέλοντές is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain