GreekG5055Verb

τελέω

teleō

28Occurrences
G5055Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt)

from G5056 (τέλος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to bring to an end, complete, finish
2.to execute, perform, complete, fulfil
3.to pay (frequently in cl.)
LXX: for כָּלָה, pi., etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

τελέω appears 28 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
8
Matthew
7
Luke
4
John
2
Romans
2
2 Corinthians
1
2 Timothy
1
Acts
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 12:9BSB

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.

John 19:28BSB

After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

Luke 22:37BSB

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.”

Matthew 19:1BSB

When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

Revelation 15:1BSB

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.

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