θέλω
Verb
Gloss
I will, wish, desire
Mounce definition
to exercise the will, properly by an unimpassioned operation; to be willing, Mt. 17:4; to be inclined, disposed, Rom. 13:3; to choose, Lk. 1:62; to intend, design, Lk. 14:28; to will, Jn. 5:21; 21:22; ἤθελον, I could wish, Gal. 4:20
Morphological categories
- Present stem = verbal root
- Verbal roots ending in a vowel
- Roots ending in ε (which lose the ε in the present tense)
Present active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | θέλω 35 | θέλομεν 7 |
| 2 | θέλεις 18 | θέλετε 18 |
| 3 | θέλει 19 | θέλουσι(ν) 6 |
Imperfect active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἤθελον 1 | |
| 2 | ἤθελες 1 | |
| 3 | ἤθελε(ν) 14 | ἤθελον 7 |
Aorist active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἠθέλησα 3 | ἠθελήσαμεν 1 |
| 2 | ἠθέλησας 2 | ἠθελήσατε 3 |
| 3 | ἠθέλησε(ν) 8 | ἠθέλησαν 3 |
Present active subjunctive
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | θέλω 3 | |
| 2 | θέλῃς 4 | θέλητε 4 |
| 3 | θέλῃ 8 | θέλωσι(ν) 1 |
Aorist active subjunctive
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | θελήσω 1 | |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | θελήσῃ 3 | θελήσωσι(ν) 1 |
Present active optative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | θέλοι 3 |
Present active masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | θέλων 13 | θέλοντες 7 |
| G | θέλοντος 2 | θελόντων 3 |
| D | θέλοντι 2 | |
| A | θέλοντα 1 | θέλοντας 1 |
Aorist active masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ||
| G | ||
| D | ||
| A | θελήσαντας 1 |