τελευτάωteleutáō
to finish life (by implication, of G979 (βίος)), i.e. expire (demise)
Greek (New Testament) · G5053
Meanings
1. transitive, to complete, finish; especially τ. τ. αἰῶνα, τ. βίον, to complete life, to die.
2. Intrans., to come to an end, hence, to die: Matthew 2:19, Matthew 9:18, Matthew 22:25, Mark 9:48, Luke 7:2, John 11:39, Acts 2:29, Acts 7:15, Hebrews 11:22; Hebraistically, θανάτῳ τελευτάτω (מוּת יוּמָת, Exodus 21:17), Matthew 15:4, Mark 7:10 (LXX).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 2:19 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
- Matthew 9:18 As Jesus was saying this, the leader of a synagogue came and knelt before him. “My daughter has just died,” he said, “but you can bring her back to life again if you just come and lay your hand on her.”
- Matthew 15:4 For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’
- Matthew 22:25 Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children, so his brother married the widow.
- Mark 7:10 For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’
- Mark 9:48 ‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.