4.4.1
Logeion
Perseus analyses of ἐθέλω:
ἐθέλω (to be willing): pres subj act 1st sg
ἐθέλω (to be willing): pres ind act 1st sg
LSJ entry
ἐθέλω
ἐθέλω
or
θέλω
(v.
infr.),
Ep.
subj.
ἐθέλωμι
Il. 1.549
,
9.397
:
impf.
ἤθελον
14.120
,
etc.;
Ep.
and
Lyr.
ἔθελον
6.336
,
Thgn. 606
,
B. 10.73
;
Ion.
ἐθέλεσκον
Il. 13.106
,
Hdt. 6.12
:
fut.
ἐθελήσω
Il. 18.262
,
etc.;
θελήσω
Antipho 5.99
:
aor.
1
ἠθέλησα
Hdt. 2.2
,
etc.;
Ep.
ἐθέλησα
Il. 18.396
;
imper.
θέλησον
A. Pr. 783
;
subj.
θελήσῃ
ib.
1028
,
X. Cyr. 2.4.19
,
etc.;
opt.
θελήσαιμι
S. OC 1133
;
part.
θελήσας
Id. OT 649
(lyr.):
pf.
ἠθέληκα
X. Cyr. 5.2.9
,
Aeschin. 2.139
,
D. 47.5
;
τεθέληκα
(Alexandrian
acc.
to
Phryn.
307)
LXXPs. 40(41).12
,
Phld.
Rh.
2.76
S.
,
S.E. M. 2.37
:
plpf.
ἠθελήκει
X. HG 6.5.21
;
ἐτεθελήκεσαν
D.C. 44.26
codd.
(elsewh.
ἠθελήκεσαν
as
46.47
):—
θέλω
is
never
found
in
Hom.
or
Hes.
exc.
Il. 1.277
(dub.),
ὅττι
θέλοιεν
Od. 15.317
as
v.l.
(
ἅσσʼ
ἐθέλοιεν
Aristarch.
),
nor
in
Aeol.
;
rarely
in
early
Ep.
and
Eleg.,
θέλοι
h.Ap. 46
,
θέλει
Sol. 27.12
;
but
is
found
in
Ion.
Inscrr.,
SIG
45.16
(Halic.,
v
B.C.
), 1037.7
(Milet.,
iv
B.C.
),
and
in
Semon. 7.13
,
Hippon. 22
B,
Anacr. 92
:—
both
forms
in
codd.
of
Hdt.
and
Hp.
and
in
Heraclit.
and
Democr.
,
also
in
Pi.
and
B.
:
Trag.
never
use
ἐθέλω
exc.
in
augmented
forms,
ἤθελον,
-ησα
:
Com.never
use
θέλω
exc.
in
phrases
such
as
ἢν
θεὸς
θέλῃ
,
εἰ
θεὸς
θέλοι
,
Ar. Pl. 347
,
Ra. 533
,
or
parodies
of
Trag.:
early
Att.
Inscrr,
have
ἐθέλω
IG
12.6.41,
etc.,
till
250
B.C.,
when
θέλω
becomes
common:
Att.
Prose
writers
rarely
use
θέλω
exc.
in
phrases
such
as
ἂν
θεὸς
θέλῃ
Din. 2.3
or
after
a
long
vowel,
e.g.
μὴ
θελῆσαι
Th. 5.72
,
μὴ
θελήσας
Is. 8.11
,
μὴ
θέλοντας
And. 1.22
,
τῷ
θέλοντι
Id. 4.7
,
etc.;
but
θέλω
Antipho 3.4.3
,
θελήσουσιν
Id. 5.99
:
in
later
Gr.
θέλω
is
regular
exc.
in
the
augmented
forms;
ἐθέλω
is
not
found
in
LXX
or
NT:—
Α.
to
be
willing
(of
consent
rather
than
desire,
v.
βούλομαι
I),
but
also
generally,
wish
,
Od. 3.324
:—Constr.:
abs.,
esp.
in
part.
,
ἐθέλων
ἐθέλουσαν
ἀνήγαγεν
ib.
272
;
εἰ
σύ
γε
σῷ
θυμῷ
ἐθέλοις
Il. 23.894
;
ἀλλά
μοι
ἤθελε
θυμός
Od. 11.566
:
freq.
folld.
by
inf.
pres.
or
aor.
,
wish
to
. . ,
Il. 7.364
,
etc.:
with
inf.
supplied,
εἰ
δʼ
ἐθέλεις
πεζός
(sc.
ἰέναι
)
Od. 3.324
:
c.
acc.
et
inf.
,
wish
that
. . ,
Il. 19.274
,
Hdt. 1.3
;
rarely
folld.
by
ὥστε
,
E. Hipp. 1327
:
later
c.
ἵνα
,
Ev.Matt. 7.12
,
etc.:
not
used
c.
acc.
only,
exc.
when
an
inf.
is
easily
supplied,
εὔκηλος
τὰ
φράζεαι
ἅσσʼ
ἐθέλῃσθα
(sc.
φράζεσθαι
)
Il. 1.554
,
cf.
9.397
,
7.182
,
Od. 14.172
;
σιτέονται
δὲ
οὐκ
ὅσα
ἐθέλουσι
(sc.
σιτέεσθαι
)
Hdt. 1.71
,
cf.
Th. 5.50
;
εἰ
καὶ
τῆς
ἀξίας
ἔλαττον
ἐθελήσειέ
τις
(sc.
φράσαι
)
Jul. Or. 1.132a
:
also
with
neut.
Pron.
or
Adj.
,
τί
δὴ
θέλων
;
with
what
intent
?
A. Pr. 118
.
2.
with
neg.,
almost,
=
δύναμαι,
as
μίμνειν
οὐκ
ἐθέλεσκον
ἐναντίον
they
cared
not
to
make
a
stand,
i.e.
they
were
un
able
,
Il. 13.106
;
οὐδʼ
.
.
ἤθελε
θυμὸς
τειρομένοις
ἑτάροισιν
ἀμυνέμεν
17.702
:
metaph.
of
things,
of
a
stream,
οὐδʼ
ἔθελε
προρέειν
ἀλλʼ
ἴσχετο
would
not
run
on,
but
stopped,
21.366
,
cf.
Od. 8.223
,
316
,
h.Cer. 45
;
αὔλειοι
δʼ
ἔτʼ
ἔχειν
οὐκ
ἐθέλουσι
θύραι
Sol. 4.28
;
τὰ
δένδρα
οὐδέν
μʼ
ἐθέλει
διδάσκειν
Pl. Phdr. 230d
,
cf.
R. 370b
(said
to
be
an
Att.
use,
Greg.Cor.
p.135
S.
).
3.
part.
,
ἐθέλων
or
θέλων
willingly,
gladly
,
Od. 3.272
,
etc.
(also
πιθοῦ
θελήσας
S. OT 649
(lyr.));
οὐκ
ἐθέλων,
=
ἀεκών,
Il. 4.300
;
with
Art.
like
ὁ
βουλόμενος,
whoever
will
,
i.e.
any
one
,
S. Ph. 619
,
Aj. 1146
,
Pl. Grg. 508c
,
etc.
4.
θέλεις
οὐ
θέλεις
nolens
volens
,
Arr. Epict. 3.9.16
;
θέλει
οὐ
θέλει
ib.
3.3
,
M.Ant. 11.15
.
5.
μὴ
ἔθελε
,
c.
inf.
,
do
not,
Il. 1.277
,
2.247
,
E. Fr. 174
.
6.
εἰ
θέλεις
if
you
please
,
S. OT 343
.
7.
folld.
by
subj.
,
τί
σοι
θέλεις
δῆτʼ
εἰκάθω
;
in
what
wilt
thou
that
I
give
way
to
thee?
ib.
651
(lyr.);
θέλεις
μείνωμεν
αὐτοῦ
;
Id. El. 80
.
8.
maintain,
hold
,
c.
acc.
et
inf.
,
Plu.
2.883e,
Paus. 1.4.6
.
9.
delight
in,
love
,
ἔν
τινι
LXX 1 Ki. 18.22
;
τινά
ib.
Ps. 17(18).20
;
but
οἱ
κακῶς
τινὰς
θέλοντες
their
ill-
wishers,
Cat.Cod.Astr.
7.234.
10.
ordain,
decree
,
ἠθέλησεν
[ὁ
ἡγεμὼν]
τὸν
κίνδυνον
τῆς
προβολῆς
εἶναι
πρός
τινας
CPR 20.17
(iii
A.D.)
,
etc.
II.
of
inanimate
things
(cf.
supr.
I.2),
1.
to
express
a
future
event,
like
our
will
or
shall
,
εἰ
ἐθελήσει
ἀναβῆναι
ἡ
τυραννίς
Hdt. 1.109
;
εἰ
ἐθελήσει
ἐκτρέψαι
τὸ
ῥέεθρον
ὁ
Νεῖλος
Id. 2.11
;
εἰ
θέλει
τοι
μηδὲν
ἀντίξοον
καταστῆναι
Id. 7.49
,
cf.
Pl. R. 370b
,
etc.:—in
this
sense,
very
rarely
of
living
things,
οὐ
δοῦναι
θέλοι,
=
οὐκ
ἂν
δοίη,
A. Eu. 429
;
εἴπερ
.
.
οὗτός
<σʼ>
ἐθέλει
κρατῆσαι
Ar. V. 536
,
cf.
Pi. N. 7.90
,
Pl. R. 375a
.
2.
to
be
naturally
disposed,
to
be
wont
or
accustomed
,
c.
inf.
,
συμβάσιες
ἰσχυραὶ
οὐκ
ἐ.
συμμένειν
Hdt. 1.74
;
μεγάλα
πρήγματα
μεγάλοισι
κινδύνοισι
ἐ.
καταιρέεσθαι
Id. 7.50
;
αἱ
πλευραὶ
οὐκ
ἐθέλουσιν
ἐς
τὸ
εὐρὺ
αὔξεσθαι
Hp. Art. 41
;
οὐκ
ἐ.
αἱ
γνῶμαι
.
.
ὁμοῖαι
εἶναι
Th. 2.89
;
τοῦτʼ
ἐνδελεχὲς
ἐ.
γίγνεσθαι
Arist. Mete. 347a5
,
cf.
Metaph. 1013b27
,
al.;
οὐ
θέλει
ζῆν
,
of
premature
births,
Id. HA 575a28
.
3.
in
phrases
expressive
of
meaning,
τὸ
θέλει
σημαίνειν
τὸ
τέρας
Hdt. 1.78
;
τὸ
θέλει
τὸ
ἔπος
εἶπαι
Id. 6.37
;
τὸ
θέλει
τὰ
δῶρα
λέγειν
Id. 4.131
;
τὸ
ἔπος
τοῦτο
ἐθέλει
λέγειν
ὡς
. .
Id. 2.13
.
4.
τοῦ
θέλοντος,
=
τοῦ
θελήματος,
S. OC 1220
(lyr.,
s.v.l.).