Lexical Definition
τελέω teléō (tel-eh'-o) to finish G:V
from τέλος
accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.
- to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐτελέσθη | was completed | Rev.15.1 |
| would be completed | Rev.10.7 | |
| ἐτέλεσεν | finished | Matt.7.28 • Matt.11.1 • Matt.13.53 • Matt.19.1 • Matt.26.1 |
| ἐτέλεσαν | they had finished | Acts.13.29 |
| they had performed | Luke.2.39 | |
| τετελεσμένων | being initiated | LXX.1Kgs.22.46 |
| initiating | LXX.Hos.4.14 | |
| τετελεσμένον | being initiated | LXX.Num.25.5 |
| τετέλεσται | It has been finished | John.19.30 |
| be initiated | LXX.Ezra.7.12 | |
| has been accomplished | John.19.28 | |
| τετέλεκα | I have finished | 2Tim.4.7 |
| τελοῦσα | fulfilling | Rom.2.27 |
| τελεῖτε | pay you | Rom.13.6 |
| you keep | Jas.2.8 | |
| τελεῖται | is finished | 2Cor.12.9 |
| τελεῖ | he pays | Matt.17.24 |
| τελεσθῶσιν | may be completed | Rev.15.8 |
| τελεσθῇ | it may be accomplished | Luke.12.50 |
| may be completed | Rev.20.3 | |
| may have been completed | Rev.20.5 • Rev.20.7 | |
| τελεσθῆναι | to be accomplished | Luke.22.37 |
| τελεσθήσονται | they will be completed | Rev.17.17 |
| τελεσθήσεται | will be accomplished | Luke.18.31 |
| τελεσθήναι | to initiate | LXX.Ezra.1.1 |
| τελεσθή | it should finish | LXX.Isa.55.11 |
| τελέσωσιν | they may have completed | Rev.11.7 |
| they should finish | LXX.Ruth.2.21 | |
| τελέσθη | he should finish | LXX.Ruth.3.18 |
| τελέσητε | shall you have completed | Matt.10.23 |
| you may gratify | Gal.5.16 | |
| ετελέσθησαν | they were initiated | LXX.Ps.106.28 |
| ετελέσθη | Israel was initiated | LXX.Num.25.3 |
| these were finished | LXX.Ezra.9.1 | |
| was finished | LXX.Neh.6.15 | |
| was not finished | LXX.Ezra.5.16 | |
| ετέλεσαν | they finished | LXX.Ezra.6.15 • LXX.Ezra.10.17 |
Abbott-Smith
τελέω, -ῶ (< τέλος), [in LXX for כָּלָה, pi., etc. ;]
1. to bring to an end, complete, finish: τ. δρόμον, II Ti 4:7; τ. λόγους, Mt 7:28 19:1 26:1; τ. παραβολάς, Mt 13:53; τ. πόλεις, Mt 10:23; pass., Re 15:8 20:3, 5, 7; c. ptcp., Mt 11:1.
2. to execute, perform, complete, fulfil: Lk 2:39, Ac 13:29, Ro 2:27, II Co 12:9, Ga 5:16, Ja 2:8, Re 11:7; pass., Lk 12:50 18:31 22:37, Jo 19:28, 30, Re 10:7 15:1 17:17.
3. to pay (freq. in cl.): Mt 17:24, Ro 13:6
(cf. ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, συν-τελέω).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 7:28 · 10:23 · 11:1 · 13:53 · 17:24 · 19:1 · 26:1 |
| Luke | 2:39 · 12:50 · 18:31 · 22:37 |
| John | 19:28 · 19:30 |
| Acts | 13:29 |
| Romans | 2:27 · 13:6 |
| 2 Corinthians | 12:9 |
| Galatians | 5:16 |
| 2 Timothy | 4:7 |
| James | 2:8 |
| Revelation | 10:7 · 11:7 · 15:1 · 15:8 · 17:17 · 20:3 · 20:5 · 20:7 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
τελέω,
Epic dialect also τελείω, both in [Refs 8th c.BC+] (τελέοντες [Refs 8th c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect τέλεον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect τέλεσκον [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: future τελέσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect also τελέω, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Attic dialect τελῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist (ἐ) τέλεσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect τέλεσσα and ἐτέλεσσα [Refs 8th c.BC+] (infinitive τελέσσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Attic dialect ἐτέλεσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect τετέλεκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, future (see. below): aorist ἐτελεσάμην [Refs]; perfect τετέλεσμαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, Epic dialect imperfect ἐτελείετο [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future τελεσθήσομαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; future middle in this sense, τελεῖται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle τελεόμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐτελέσθην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect infinitive τελέσθην [Refs 7th c.BC+]: perfect τετέλεσμαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: pluperfect τετέλεστο [Refs]: Cretan dialect perfect participle τετελημένος [Refs]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural perfect τετέληνται uncertain in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: (τέλος):—fulfil, accomplish, execute, perform, frequently in Poets from [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μ᾽ ἔφαντο ἄξειν εἰς Ἰθάκην, οὐδ᾽ ἐτέλεσσαν but did it not,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ταύτῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐς Φάρσαλον ἐτέλεσε [Refs]; κίνδυνον τελέσσαι perform a dangerous feat, [Refs 5th c.BC+], compare d:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καὶ εἰ τετελεσμένον ἐστί, ={τελεῖσθαι δύναται}, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; αὐτίκ᾽ ἔπειθ᾽ ἅμα μῦθος ἔην, τετέλεστο δὲ ἔργον 'no sooner said than done',[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τετέλεσται [NT]
__2 fulfil one's word, τ. ἔπος, μῦθον, ὑπόσχεσιν, [τελέω τὰ πάροιθεν ὑπέστην 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.20 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; τελέσαι κότον, χόλον, glut one's fury, wrath, [Refs]grant one the fulfilment or accomplishment of anything, τ. νόον τινί fulfil his wish,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; rarely with infinitive, οὐδ᾽ ἐτέλεσσε φέρων δόμεναι he succeeded not in.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, to be fulfilled, [Refs]perfect participle, [μῦθος] τετελεσμένος ἐστί [Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle, τελέσασθαι δίκην bring a suit to issue, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 grant in full, work out, ἀγαθόν τινι, ὅ τι φρεσὶν ᾗσι μενοινᾷ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θεῶν τελεσάντων (i.e. αὐτό) [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 ὅρκια τελεῖν make an oath effective, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: later, execute a legal document, δημόσιος χρηματισμὸς τετελεσμένος δι᾽ ἐπιτηρητῶν ἀγορανομίας Mitteis [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__5 bring to fulfilment or perfection, ἀρετὰν.. πεπρωμέναν τελέσει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. τινά bless him with perfect happiness, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: also, bring a child to maturity, bring it to the birth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5.b with an adjective added, ἅπαντας ἡ παίδευσις ἡμέρους τελεῖ makes perfectly gentle, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__6 bring to an end, finish, end, ἐξ ἀγαθοῦ γὰρ ἀρξάμενος τελέω τὸν λόγον εἰς ἀγαθόν [Refs]
__7 of Time, ὅτε δὴ τρίτον ἦμαρ.. τέλεσ᾽ Ἠώς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; βίον τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολλοὺς τρόχους ἡλίου[Refs]; also τ. νοῦσον come to the end of it, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, περὶ δ᾽ ἤματα μακρὰ τελέσθη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν τοῖς ἔτεσι τοῖς δὶς ἑπτὰ τετελ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of men, come to one's end, οἴμοι.. δεσπότου τελουμένου [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__8 sometimes intransitive, like the passive, come to an end, be fulfilled, turn out, οὐ γὰρ οἶδ᾽ ὅπῃ τελεῖ[Refs 5th c.BC+]: later ={τελέθω}, to be, φύσει τελῶν μνησίκακος [Refs]
__II pay what one owes, what is due, λιπαρὰς τελέουσι θέμιστας [Refs 8th c.BC+] (unless this means 'will administer good laws'); νῆας.. αἵ κεν τελέοιεν ἕκαστα ἄστε᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἀνθρώπων ἱκνεύμεναι bring supplies of everything, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, pay, present, δῶρα, δωτίνην, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τ. ψυχὰν Ἀΐδᾳ, i.e. die, [Refs]
__II.b especially pay tax, duty, toll, φόρον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. μετοίκιον pay the tax of a μέτοικος,[Refs 4th c.BC+]; τ. σῖτον pay one's contribution of corn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, pay tax, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, of money, etc., to be paid, [Refs]; of persons, to be in receipt of rent, χώραν ἀτέλεστον ἔχουσιν αὐτοὶ τετελεσμένοι [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 lay out, spend, χρήματα μεγάλα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be spent or expended, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς τὸ δεῖπνον τετρακόσια τάλαντα τετελεσμένα laid out upon the dinner, [Refs]; ἕνδεκα μυριάδας μεδίμνων τελεομένας ἐπ᾽ ἡμέρῃ ἑκάστῃ[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2.b consume, eat [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 since, in many Greek cities, the citizens were distributed into classes accusative to their taxable property, τ. εἴς τινας meant to belong to a class, to be reckoned among, τ. ἐς Ἕλληνας, ἐς Βοιωτούς, belong to the Greeks, the Boeotians, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς ἀστοὺς τ. become a citizen, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς ἄνδρας τ. come to man's estate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς γυναῖκας ἐξ ἀνδρὸς τ. become a woman instead of a man, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἕκαστος ἡμῶν ὑπό τινα τελεῖ δαίμονα ὃς πάσης ἡμῶν τῆς ζωῆς ἐπάρχει belongs.. , [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.4 from the last sense perhaps may be explained the phrase, κοῖός τις δοκέοι ἀνὴρ εἶναι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα τελέσαι to compare with his father, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III initiate in the mysteries, τινα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τυμπανίζειν καὶ τ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, to have oneself initiated, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐτέλεις, ἐγὼ δ᾽ ἐτελούμην [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Διονύσῳ τελεσθῆναι to be consecrated to Dionysus, initiated in his mysteries, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.b in Magic, endow a thing with potency, consecrate it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.c enchant, Παλλάδιον τετελεσμένον Eust.ad [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III.2 metaphorically, τελεσθῆναι στρατηγός to be formally appointed general, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τετελεσμένος σωφροσύνῃ a votary of temperance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 also of sacred rites, perform, ἱερά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γάμον, γάμους, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:— passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.4 passive, of women, to be married, [Refs]
LSJ Scripture Refs: John.19.30