συντέλειαsyntéleia

entire completion, i.e. consummation (of a dispensation)

Greek (New Testament) · G4930

Meanings

1. in classical Greek, a joint payment or contribution for public service; hence, generally, joint action.

2. In late writers, consummation, completion: σ. τ. αἰῶνος, -ων (cf. Daniel 12:13, and elsewhere), Matthew 13:39-40, Matthew 13:49, Matthew 24:3, Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 9:26.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 13:39 The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the harvesters are the angels.
  • Matthew 13:40 “Just as the weeds are sorted out and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the world.
  • Matthew 13:49 That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the righteous,
  • Matthew 24:3 Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?”
  • Matthew 28:20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
  • Hebrews 9:26 If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of the age to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.