Acts 21:14:10Acts.21.14.W10TAB
θέλημα
thelema
“will”
- Transliteration
- THE-le-ma
- Extended
- THEH-leh-mah
- IPA
- /ˈtʰe.le.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- will
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
THE-le-ma
- sentence
MÊ pei-tho-ME-nou de au-TOU hê-sy-kha-SA-men ei-PON-tes tou ky-REE-ou to THE-le-ma gi-NES-thô
Exegesis
In the direct quotation tou kyriou to thelema ginestho {Τοῦ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα γινέσθω | Toû ky-rí-ou tò thé-le-ma gi-nés-thō}, the genitive tou kyriou modifies thelema as a possessive genitive, and the present imperative ginestho expresses an open-ended wish for the Lord’s will. The translation renders the participial condition as a temporal clause and adapts the imperative into idiomatic English optative forms to preserve submission.
Root and etymology
theltheta, epsilon, lambda
“will, desire, purpose”
In context — Acts 21:14
Since he was not persuaded , we became quiet and said, “Let the will of the Lord take place.”
About this coordinate
Acts 21:14:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 21:14, so the Greek word θέλημα (thelema) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.21.14.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.14.W10.S1) and character.