ἐπιτελέω
epiteléō · G2005 · Greek · 10 occurrences
Meanings
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to complete, to finish, to end, to accomplish
To bring an activity to a successful finish
ExamplesRomans 15:28 Therefore, when I have finished this, and have put my seal on this fruit of theirs, I will go on by way of you to Spain.
2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians 8:6 So we urged Titus that as he had previously made a beginning, so he would also complete in you this gracious work as well.
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to accomplish, to bring about
To cause to happen, with the purpose of some end result
Examples1 Peter 5:9 So resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brothers and sisters who are in the world.
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to set up, to erect, to put up
To set up or erect a construction, often used in connection with tents
ExamplesHebrews 8:5 who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, “SEE,” He says, “THAT YOU MAKE all things BY THE PATTERN WHICH WAS SHOWN TO YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN.”
How it’s used In 5 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
10 occurrences in 6 groups
- Not stated (participle) 3
- Not stated: you (more than one) 2
- Not stated (infinitive) 2
- ἐνάρχομαιto begin 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
6 occurrences in 6 groups
- λατρείαworship, service 1
- οὗτοςthis 1
- ποιέωto do, to make 1
- ἁγιωσύνηholiness 1
- σκηνήtent, tabernacle 1
- χάριςgrace, favor, thanks 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- εἰςto+ σύyou 1
- ἐκfrom+ ἔχωto have 1
- ἐνin+ φόβοςfear 1
- ἄχριuntil+ ἡμέραday 1
With adverbsAdverbs
3 occurrences in 4 groups
- καίand 1
- νῦνnow 1
- νυνίnow 1
- οὕτωso, thus, in this way 1
What is done to itIt is the object
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- εἴδωto know 1
- μέλλωto be about to 1
- παρακαλέωto plead for, to appeal to, to encourage 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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Semantic domains 3 entries
- To accomplish, to bring about13.108
- In 1 Peter 5:9, believers are told to resist the devil, “firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brotherhood” — sufferings being brought about and carried through.
- To set up, to erect, to put up45.2
- In Hebrews 8:5, the earthly priests serve a copy of the heavenly sanctuary, “just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle,” using this verb for the physical setting up of the structure.
- To complete, to finish, to end, to accomplish68.22
- In Philippians 1:6, Paul is confident that “He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus” — the sense of bringing a work to its finish.
Word family 26 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐπιτελῶ; future ἐπιτελέσω; 1 aorist ἐπετελεσα; (present middle and passive ἐπιτελοῦμαι);…
1. to bring to an end, accomplish, perfect, execute, complete: substantively, τό ἐπιτελέσαι, 2 Cor 8:11; τί, Lk 13:32 (R G); Rom 15:28; 2 Cor 7:1; 2 Cor 8:6, 2 Cor 8:11; Phm 1:6; Heb 8:5; τάς λατρείας, to perform religious services, discharge religious rites, Heb 9:6 (similarly in secular writings, as θρησκείας, Herodotus 2, 37; ὁρτας, 4, 186; θυσίαν, θυσίας, 2, 63; 4, 26; Herodian, 1. 5, 4 (2 edition, Bekker); λειτουργίας, Philo de som. i. § 37). Middle (in Greek writings to take upon oneself: τά τοῦ γήρως, the burdens of old age, Xenophon, mem. 4, 8, 8; θάνατον, Xenophon, Apology 33; with the force of the act.: τί, Polybius 1, 40, 16; 2, 58, 10) to make an end for oneself, i. e. to leave off (cf. παύω): τῇ σαρκί, so as to give yourselves up to the flesh, stop with, rest in it, Gal 3:3 (others take it passively here: are ye perfected in etc., cf. Meyer).
2. to appoint to, impose upon: τίνι παθήματα, in passive 1 Pet 5:9 (τήν δίκην, Plato, legg. 10 at the end).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
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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