Greek word

thélō

θέλω

What it means

to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse

to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas boúlomai (βούλομαι) properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in

Where it comes from

apparently strengthened from the alternate form of hairéomai (αἱρέομαι)

How the King James translates it

would63
will51
wilt21
have10
desire9
willing8
ye7
wouldest4

Every place it appears 200

Matthew1:19 2:18 5:40 5:42 7:12 8:2 8:3 9:13 11:14 12:7 12:38 13:28 14:5 15:28 15:32 16:25 17:4 17:12 18:23 18:30 19:17 19:21 20:14 20:15 20:21 20:26 20:27 20:32 21:29 22:3 23:37 26:15 26:17 26:39 27:17 27:21 27:43

Mark1:40 1:41 3:13 6:19 6:22 6:25 6:26 6:48 7:24 8:34 8:35 9:13 9:30 9:35 10:35 10:36 10:43 10:44 10:51 12:38 14:7 14:12 14:36 15:9 15:12

Luke1:62 4:6 5:12 5:13 5:39 6:31 8:20 9:23 9:24 9:54 10:24 10:29 12:49 13:31 13:34 14:28 15:28 16:26 18:4 18:13 18:41 19:14 19:27 20:46 22:9 23:8 23:20

John1:43 3:8 5:6 5:35 5:40 6:21 6:67 7:1 7:17 7:44 8:44 9:27 12:21 15:7 16:19 17:24 21:18 21:22 21:23

Acts2:12 7:39 9:6 10:10 14:13 16:3 18:21 19:33 24:6 24:27 25:9 26:5

Romans1:13 7:15 7:16 7:18 7:19 7:20 7:21 9:16 9:18 9:22 11:25 13:3 16:19

1 Corinthians4:19 4:21 7:7 7:36 7:39 10:1 10:20 10:27 11:3 12:1 12:18 14:5 14:19 14:35 15:38 16:7

2 Corinthians1:8 5:4 8:10 8:11 11:12 11:32 12:6 12:20

Galatians1:7 3:2 4:9 4:17 4:20 4:21 6:12 6:13

Philippians2:13

Colossians1:27 2:1 2:18

1 Thessalonians2:18 4:13

2 Thessalonians3:10

1 Timothy1:7 2:4 5:11

2 Timothy3:12

Philemon1:14

Hebrews10:5 10:8 12:17 13:18

James2:20 4:15

1 Peter3:10 3:17

2 Peter3:5

3 John1:13

Revelation11:5 22:17