Greek adjective · G5046
τέλειος
teleiostel'-i-os
of persons, primarily of physical development; Of things, complete, perfect
19 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: téleios
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5046is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5046
complete (in various applications of labor, growth, mental and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with ) completeness
The King James renders it: of full age, man, perfect.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
teleios is rendered "of persons, primarily of physical development; Of things, complete, perfect". It stands 19 times in the Greek text, across nine books.
- Five of the uses stand in James, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "of persons, primarily of physical development".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Matthew 5:48τέλειοι
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Five of the word's nineteen uses are in James.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: of persons, primarily of physical development, and Of things, complete, perfect.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| of persons, primarily of physical development__(a) full-grown, mature | Tagged as
| Where1 Corinthians 2:6Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of… |
| Of things, complete, perfectRom.12:2; ἔργον | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereRomans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 19, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- τέλειον7
- τέλειοι5
- τέλειος2
- τελεία1
- τελείοις1
- τέλειός1
- τελειοτέρας1
- τελείων1
The grammar of each form
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural5A-NPM
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular3A-ASM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3A-NSM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular3A-NSN
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter singular1A-ASN
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1A-DPM
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1A-GPM
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1A-GSF-C
- adjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1A-NSF
Matthew
three uses
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- τέλειοιteleioiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: perfect
- τέλειόςteleiosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: perfect
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- τέλειοςteleiosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: perfect
Romans
one use
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- τέλειονteleionadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: perfect
1 Corinthians
three uses
Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
- τελείοιςteleioisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: mature
but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.
- τέλειονteleionadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: perfect
Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
- τέλειοιteleioiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: full grown
Ephesians
one use
until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
- τέλειονteleionadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a complete
Philippians
one use
All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.
- τέλειοιteleioiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: mature
Colossians
two uses
We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
- τέλειονteleionadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: perfect
Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
- τέλειοιteleioiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: mature
Hebrews
two uses
But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
- τελείωνteleionadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: mature
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.
- τελειοτέραςteleioterasadjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: more perfect
James
five uses
Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
- τέλειονteleionadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: perfect
- τέλειοιteleioiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: perfect
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
- τέλειονteleionadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: perfect
But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
- τέλειονteleionadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: perfect
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
- τέλειοςteleiosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a perfect
1 John
one use
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
- τελείαteleiaadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: perfect
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.