ἐθέλω — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

Lacon.σέλωvbep.1sg.subj.impf.ep.iteratv.fut.alsoaor.ep.imperatv.alsosubj.alsoopt.alsoptcpl.alsoinf.alsopf.ἐθελ- is the commoner form, regular in Hom., Att. prose and comedy; θελ- is regular in Aeol. and Trag., common in Hdt., used in verse metri grat., and always in the set phrase ἢν θεὸς θέλῃ (or sim.) god willing. desire, wish Hom.w.inf.to do sthg.Hom.w.acc. + inf.someone to do sthg., sthg. to happenHom.w. ὥστεacc. + inf.sthg. to happenE.w.subj.that someone shd. do sthg.S. E. NT.w. ἵνα + subj.NT. wkr.sens. be willing, be inclined, be contentHom.w.inf.to do sthg.Hom. of personif. things, in neg.phrs. be able, have the powerw.inf.to do sthg.Il. Sol. Pl.of deeds, situations, or sim.tend, be likelyw.inf.to result in sthg.Hdt. Th. Arist.in hypothetical conditions, after εἰ ifbe likelyw.inf.to do sthg.Hdt. of a word, a portent, or sim. to signify sthg.Hdt.

ShortDef

to will, wish, purpose

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ἐθέλω

Headword (normalized):

ἐθέλω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

εθελω

Intro Text:

ἐθέλω

alsoθέλω

IDX:

10899

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-10900

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    "key": "ἐθέλω"
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  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-10900"
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