ἐκτελέω
ekteléō · G1615 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to complete, to finish, to end, to accomplish
To bring an activity to a successful finish
ExamplesLuke 14:29 “Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who are watching it will begin to ridicule him,
Luke 14:30 saying, ‘This person began to build, and was not able to finish!’
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (infinitive) 2
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- μήnot 1
- οὐnot 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- πληρόω plēróō · G4137 · to fill, to make complete, to complete the number of
- Common Greek verb for fulfilling or completing, often used in contexts of bringing something to its intended completion; semantically very close to ἐκτελέω but with broader application including 'filling' as well as 'fulfilling'.
Contrasting words 1 word
- ἄρχομαι árchomai · G756 · to rule, to govern, to begin
- Standard lexical opposite representing the initiation of an action versus its completion; ἐκτελέω (to complete fully) stands in clear antonymous relationship to ἄρχομαι (to begin).
In the other Testament 2 words
- כָּלָה kâlâh · H3615 · to be finished, to be completed, to come to an end
- Primary Hebrew equivalent for the completion/finishing sense; used widely in LXX to translate Greek completion verbs and vice versa in contexts of completing tasks, finishing works, or bringing something to its end.
- שְׁלַם shᵉlam · H8000 · deliver, finish
- Hebrew verb denoting completion and fulfillment; semantically overlaps with ἐκτελέω in contexts where something is brought to full completion or perfection.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To complete, to finish, to end, to accomplish68.22
- Used repeatedly in Luke 14:29-30, in Jesus' teaching about the man who begins to build a tower but is unable to finish it, becoming an object of ridicule to onlookers who mock that he was not able to finish what he started.
Word family 26 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐκτέλω: 1 aorist infinitive ἐκτελέσαι; to finish, complete: Lk 14:29f (From Homer down;…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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