θέλημα [16 verses](noun sg neut acc) "Will" is the noun, thelema, which means "will" and "pleasure" that is,  what someone's wants or desires. This word appears for the first time in the Septuagint, translated the Hebrew word ḥēp̄eṣ (חֵפֶץ), which is usually translated as "delight" and means "delight," "pleasure," "desire," and "longing." The normal ancient Greek word for "will" is βούλησις, meaning "will," "intention," and "purpose."  -- The word translated as "will" means what one wishes or has determined shall be done. It also means a desire or a choice. This Greek word does not appear in ancient Greek literature before the New Testament and the Septuagint, where it appears only a couple of dozen times for a Hebrew word usually translated as "delight."