Ellen G. White Writings

4701 Strong's Greek Dictionary (KJV), p. THELEMA.2 (James Strong)

from the prolonged form of θελω - thelo θελω; a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination:-- desire, pleasure, will.

4702 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. αἵρεσις.4

2. (from αἱρέομαι ), choosing, choice, very often in secular writings: Sept. Leviticus 22:18; 1 Macc. 8:30.

4703 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. αὐθαίρετος.2

… free choice, of one's own accord, (as στρατηγός, Xenophon, an. 5, 7, 29, explained § 28 by ὅς ἑαυτὸν ἕληται ): 2 Corinthians 8:3, 2 Corinthians 8:17 .

4704 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. ἐκλέγομαι.2

… made choice among us i. e. in our ranks, Acts 15:7, where formerly many, misled by the Hebrew בְּ בָּחַר ( 1 Samuel 16:9; 1 Kings 8:16, etc., and the Sept. of these passages …

4705 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. ἐκλεκτός.4

… the 'choice ones' (see 2 below), distinguished above the former; cf. James Morison or Meyer at the passage), Matthew 20:16 (here T WH omit; Tr brackets the clause); Matthew …

4706 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. ἐκλεκτός.7

… . universally, choice, select, i. e. the best of its kind or class, excellent, preeminent : applied to certain individual Christians, 2 John 1:1, 2 John 1:13; with ἐν κυρίῳ …

4707 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. ἐκλογή.2

( 1589 ) ἐκλογή, -ῆς, ἡ, ( ἐκλέγω ), election, choice ;

4708 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. ἐκλογή.3

… from choice [A. V. the purpose according to election, cf. Winer's Grammar, 193 (182)], Romans 9:11 (cf. Fritzsche at the passage, p. 298ff); — particularly that by which he …

4709 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. ἐξουσία.3

… of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases; leave or permission : 1 Corinthians 9:12, 1 Corinthians 9:18; ἔχειν ἐξουσίαν, 2 Thessalonians 3:9; with an infinitive …

4710 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. εἶπον.3

… the choice lies between 3 pers. plur. -πον of the Rec. and -παν, the latter ending has been adopted by L in 56, by T in 82, by Tr in 74, by WH in 104, cf. Tdf. Proleg. p. 123], e. g. Matthew …

4711 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. ἐσθίω.3

… shun choice food and in a word to be rather a free-liver, opposed to the narrow and scrupulous notions of those who abstain from the use of wine and certain kinds …

4712 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. εὐδοκία.3

… . will, choice : Matthew 11:26; Luke 10:21, (on both passages see ἔμπροσθεν, 2 b.); Sir. 1:27 (Sir. 1:24); Sir. 36:13, etc.; in particular, good-will, kindly intent, benevolence : Ephesians …

4713 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. θέλημα.4

… ) will, choice : 1 Peter 3:17 (cf. Winer 's Grammar, 604 (562)); 2 Peter 1:21; ποιεῖν τό θέλημα τίνος (especially of God), Matthew 7:21; Matthew 12:50; Matthew 21:31; Mark 3:35 (here …

4714 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. θέλω.3

… and choice, John 8:44 (Winer s Grammar, as above; Buttmann, 375 (321)).

4715 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. θέλω.6

… the choice, while βούλομαι marks the choice as deliberate and intelligent; yet they acknowledge that the words are sometimes used indiscriminately, and …

4716 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. καλός.2

… , eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable";

4717 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. κοιλία.7

… , feeling, choice ( Job 15:35; Job 32:18 (the Sept. γαστήρ ); Proverbs 18:8 (the Sept. ψυχή ); Proverbs 20:27, Proverbs 20:30; Proverbs 26:22 (the Sept. σπλάγχνα ); Habakkuk 3:16; Sir …

4718 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. νηστεύω.2

… and choice nourishment, if it continued several days, Matthew 4:2, cf. Matthew 11:18; νηστευει συνεχῶς καί ἄρτον ἐσθίει μόνον μετά ἁλατος καί τό πότον αὐτοῦ ὕδωρ …

4719 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. παροψίς.3

… or choice food suited not so much to satisfy as to gratify the appetite; a side-accompaniment of the more solid food"; hence, equivalent to παροψημα; so in Xenophon …

4720 Thayer's Greek Lexicon, p. ῥέω.2