Greek verb · G5055
τελέω
teleotel-eh'-o
to bring to an end, complete, finish; to execute, perform, complete, fulfil; to pay
28 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: teléō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5055is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 16spellings
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5055
to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt)
The King James renders it: accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.
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
teleo is rendered "to bring to an end, complete, finish; to execute, perform, complete, fulfil; to pay". It stands 28 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Eight of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "to bring to an end, complete, finish".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 7:28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
- The Greek text spells it sixteen different ways.
The first use
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
Matthew 7:28ἐτέλεσεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eight of the word's twenty-eight uses are in Revelation.
What the word means
The word carries three meanings: to bring to an end, complete, finish, and to execute, perform, complete, fulfil, and to pay.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to bring to an end, complete, finishτ. δρόμον, 2Ti.4:7; τ. λόγους, Mat.7:28 19:1 26:1; τ. παραβολάς, Mat.13:53; τ. πόλεις, Mat.10:23; pass., Rev.15:8 20:3, 5 20:7; with... | Tagged as
and 6 more, 20 uses in all | WhereMatthew 7:28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching, |
| to execute, perform, complete, fulfilLuk.2:39, Act.13:29, Rom.2:27, 2Co.12:9, Gal.5:16, Jas.2:8, Rev.11:7; pass., Luk.12:50 18:31 22:37, Jhn.19:28, 30, Rev.10:7 15:1 17:17. | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 2:39When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord… |
| to payfrequently in cl.): Mat.17:24 | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 17:24After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and… |
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 28, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
16 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
- ἐτέλεσεν5
- τελεσθῇ4
- ἐτέλεσαν2
- ἐτελέσθη2
- τελεῖτε2
- τελέσητε2
- τετέλεσται2
- τελεῖ1
- τελεῖται1
- τελεσθῆναι1
- τελεσθήσεται1
- τελεσθήσονται1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular5V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singular4V-APS-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person plural2V-AAS-2P
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-API-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural2V-PAI-2P
- verb · perfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-RPI-3S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person plural1V-AAS-3P
- verb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)1V-APN
- verb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person plural1V-APS-3P
- verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-FPI-3P
- verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FPI-3S
Matthew
seven uses
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
- ἐτέλεσενetelesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: finished
When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- τελέσητεteleseteverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: shall you have completed
After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
- ἐτέλεσενetelesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: finished
When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
- ἐτέλεσενetelesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: finished
After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
- τελεῖteleiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he pays
When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
- ἐτέλεσενetelesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: finished
When Jesus had finished saying all these things, He told His disciples,
- ἐτέλεσενetelesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: finished
Luke
four uses
When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
- ἐτέλεσανetelesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they had performed
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
- τελεσθῇtelestheaverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: it may be accomplished
Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
- τελεσθήσεταιtelesthesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will be accomplished
For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”
- τελεσθῆναιtelesthenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be accomplished
John
two uses
After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
- τετέλεσταιtetelestaiverb · perfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has been accomplished
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
- τετέλεσταιtetelestaiverb · perfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: It has been finished
Acts
one use
When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
- ἐτέλεσανetelesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they had finished
Romans
two uses
The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
- τελοῦσαtelousaverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: fulfilling
This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
- τελεῖτεteleiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: pay you
2 Corinthians
one use
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
- τελεῖταιteleitaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is finished
Galatians
one use
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
- τελέσητεteleseteverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: you may gratify
2 Timothy
one use
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- τετέλεκαtetelekaverb · perfect active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have finished
James
one use
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
- τελεῖτεteleiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you keep
Revelation
eight uses
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
- ἐτελέσθηetelestheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: would be completed
When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.
- τελέσωσινtelesosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may have completed
Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
- ἐτελέσθηetelestheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was completed
And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
- τελεσθῶσινtelesthosinverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: may be completed
For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
- τελεσθήσονταιtelesthesontaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they will be completed
And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
- τελεσθῇtelestheaverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may be completed
The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.
- τελεσθῇtelestheaverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may have been completed
When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
- τελεσθῇtelestheaverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may have been completed
Where it leads
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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.