What does τίς · θέλω mean in the Bible?
τίς · θέλω is a Greek phrase meaning "what do you want".
Greek · G5101, G2309
τί θέλετε
An interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) · to will/desire
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τίς G5101 an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
Pronunciation tís
Direct question marker functioning as substantive, adjective, or adverb; rhetorical form often implies negation.
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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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What does τί θέλετε (ti thelete) mean in the Bible?
τίς · θέλω is a Greek phrase meaning "what do you want".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5101, G2309?
G5101, G2309 is connected to 554 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. what do you want
Source Gloss
what do you want
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 10 Aligned forms 554 Case pattern Nominative (231) Number pattern Singular (246)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:7 · Matt 6:27 · Matt 7:9 · Matt 10:11 · Matt 12:11 · Matt 18:1 · Matt 19:25 · Matt 21:10 · Matt 21:23 · Matt 21:31 · Matt 23:17 · Matt 24:45 · Matt 26:68 · Mark 1:24 · Mark 2:7 · Mark 4:41 126×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 8:29 · Matt 9:5 · Matt 9:13 · Matt 12:7 · Matt 17:25 · Matt 18:12 · Matt 19:27 · Matt 21:28 · Matt 22:17 · Matt 22:42 · Matt 23:19 · Matt 24:3 · Matt 26:66 · Matt 27:4 · Mark 1:24 · Mark 1:27 77×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:48 · Mark 3:33 · Mark 6:2 · Luke 7:39 · Luke 8:9 · Luke 15:8 · Acts 10:21 · Acts 17:19 · Rom 3:1 · Rom 11:15 · 2 Cor 6:14 · 2 Cor 6:15 · 2 Cor 6:16 · Eph 1:18 · Eph 3:9 · 1 Thess 2:19 20×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 12:48 · Luke 24:17 · John 6:64 · Acts 19:15 · Heb 3:16 · Rev 7:13 6×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter John 10:6 · Acts 17:20 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 22:20 · Matt 22:28 · Matt 22:42 · Mark 12:16 · Mark 12:23 · Luke 14:5 · Luke 20:24 · Luke 20:33 · John 13:22 · John 19:24 · Acts 8:34 11×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 17:25 · 2 Tim 3:14 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 19:32 · 1 John 3:12 2×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter 1 Tim 1:7 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:13 · Matt 11:16 · Mark 9:50 · Luke 7:31 · Luke 13:18 · Luke 13:20 · Luke 14:34 · Acts 4:9 10×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 206 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 158 aorist 25 imperfect 23
Voice
active 206
Mood
indicative 145 participle 29 subjunctive 25 infinitive 4 optative 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:19 θέλων present active participle participle Matthew 2:18 ἤθελεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 5:40 θέλοντί present active participle participle Matthew 5:42 θέλοντα present active participle participle Matthew 7:12 θέλητε present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 8:2 θέλῃς present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 8:3 Θέλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:13 θέλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 11:14 θέλετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:38 θέλομεν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:7 θέλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:28 Θέλεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 14:5 θέλων present active participle participle Matthew 15:28 θέλεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 15:32 θέλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 16:24 θέλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 16:25 θέλῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 17:12 ἠθέλησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 17:4 θέλεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 18:23 ἠθέλησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 18:30 ἤθελεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 19:17 θέλεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 19:21 θέλεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 20:14 θέλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 20:15 θέλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 20:21 θέλεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 20:26 θέλῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 20:27 θέλῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 20:32 θέλετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 21:29 θέλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 22:3 ἤθελον imperfect active indicative background Matthew 23:37 ἠθέλησα aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:37 ἠθελήσατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:4 θέλουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:15 θέλετέ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:17 θέλεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:39 θέλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 27:15 ἤθελον imperfect active indicative background Matthew 27:17 θέλετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 27:21 θέλετε present active indicative ongoing
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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
τί θέλετε 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