τελέωteléō
to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt)
Greek (New Testament) · G5055
Meanings
1. to bring to an end, complete, finish: τ. δρόμον, 2 Timothy 4:7; τ. λόγους, Matthew 7:28, Matthew 19:1, Matthew 26:1; τ. παραβολάς, Matthew 13:53; τ. πόλεις, Matthew 10:23; passive, Revelation 15:8, Revelation 20:3, Revelation 20:5, Revelation 20:7; with participle, Matthew 11:1.
2. to execute, perform, complete, fulfil: Luke 2:39, Acts 13:29, Romans 2:27, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Galatians 5:16, James 2:8, Revelation 11:7; passive, Luke 12:50, Luke 18:31, Luke 22:37, John 19:28, John 19:30, Revelation 10:7, Revelation 15:1, Revelation 17:17.
3. to pay (frequently in classical Greek): Matthew 17:24, Romans 13:6
(cf. ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, συν-τελέω).
Same root
- τέλοςtélos · G5056properly, the point aimed at as a limit, i.e. (by implication) the conclusion of an act or state (termination (literally, figuratively or indefinitely), result (immediate, ultimate or prophetic), purpose); specially, an impost or levy (as paid)
- ἐκτελέωekteléō · G1615to complete fully
- τελευτάωteleutáō · G5053to finish life (by implication, of G979 (βίος)), i.e. expire (demise)
- διατελέωdiateléō · G1300to accomplish thoroughly, i.e. (subjectively) to persist
- ἀποτελέωapoteléō · G658to complete entirely, i.e. consummate
- ἐπιτελέωepiteléō · G2005to fulfill further (or completely), i.e. execute; by implication, to terminate, undergo
- συντελέωsynteléō · G4931to complete entirely; generally, to execute (literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 28 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
- Matthew 10:23 When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.
- Matthew 11:1 When Jesus had finished giving these instructions to his twelve disciples, he went out to teach and preach in towns throughout the region.
- Matthew 13:53 When Jesus had finished telling these stories and illustrations, he left that part of the country.
- Matthew 17:24 On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?”
- Matthew 19:1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.