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θέλω
THEL-oh
I want, I wish, I will
verb
Appears 208× in the Greek New Testament — very common.

In the New Testament

Lord's Prayer: γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου — "your θέλημα (will) be done."

Memory Hook

THEL-oh — "I WILL, I WANT" — θέλημα = the WILL (as in God's will).

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