τελειόω
teleióō · G5048 · Greek · 23 occurrences
Meanings
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to make perfect, to perfect, causing perfection
To make perfect in the moral sense
ExamplesHebrews 2:10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the originator of their salvation through sufferings.
Hebrews 5:9 And having been perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey Him,
Hebrews 7:28 For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, who has been made perfect forever.
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to make genuine, to make true, to make completely real
To cause to be truly and completely genuine
Examples1 John 2:5 but whoever follows His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:
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to complete, to finish, to end, to accomplish
To bring an activity to a successful finish
ExamplesLuke 2:43 and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days required, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware of it.
John 4:34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to accomplish His work.
John 5:36 “But the testimony I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.
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to be completely successful, to succeed fully
To be completely successful in accomplishing some goal or attaining some state
ExamplesLuke 13:32 And He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I reach My goal.’
Philippians 3:12 Not that I have already grasped it all or have already become perfect, but I press on if I may also take hold of that for which I was even taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
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to admit into, to initiate
To admit into or initiate into faith (possibly based on technical usage in the mystery religions)
ExamplesPhilippians 3:12 Not that I have already grasped it all or have already become perfect, but I press on if I may also take hold of that for which I was even taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
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to make happen, to fulfill, to bring to fruition, to accomplish, fulfillment
To cause to happen for some end result
ExamplesJohn 19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.”
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to attain, to become
To attain a state as a goal
ExamplesJohn 17:23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and You loved them, just as You loved Me.
How it’s used In 8 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
22 occurrences in 10 groups
- Not stated (participle) 5
- Not stated: I 4
- Not stated (infinitive) 4
- ἀγάπηlove 3
- Other words · 6 groups that occur once or twice (6) 6
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
11 occurrences in 11 groups
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
10 occurrences in 10 groups
- Other words · 10 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
With adverbsAdverbs
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- ἤδηalready 1
- ἀληθῶςtruly 1
- μήnot 1
- οὐnot 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πρέπωto be fitting 1
What is done to itIt is the object
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- δύναμαιcan 2
- βλέπωto see 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- βρῶμαfood 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πνεῦμαspirit 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
- τελείωσις teleíōsis · G5050 · to make perfect, to perfect, causing perfection
- The target denotes the abstract noun for the act or state of completion, while the candidate is the verbal form expressing the process of bringing something to completion or perfection. Both terms share the core semantic field of accomplishment and consummation, with the candidate's verbal form allowing for broader application across literal accomplishment and figurative perfection of character.
Semantic domains 7 entries
- To make happen, to fulfill, to bring to fruition, to accomplish, fulfillment13.126
- Jesus says, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to accomplish His work” (John 4:34).
- To attain, to become13.18
- Paul writes, “Not that I have already grasped it all or have already become perfect, but I press on if I may also take hold of that for which I was even taken hold of by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:12).
- To admit into, to initiate53.50
- The writer of Hebrews describes the sacrifices of the old covenant as unable to “make the worshiper perfect in conscience” in the ongoing ritual sense the Law provided (Hebrews 9:9).
- To complete, to finish, to end, to accomplish68.22
- Jesus prays to the Father, “I glorified You on the earth by accomplishing the work which You have given Me to do” (John 17:4).
- To be completely successful, to succeed fully68.31
- Jesus tells those who warn Him of Herod, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I reach My goal’” (Luke 13:32).
- To make genuine, to make true, to make completely real73.7
- John writes, “but whoever follows His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him” (1 John 2:5).
- To make perfect, to perfect, causing perfection88.38
- The writer of Hebrews describes the assembly of heaven as including “the spirits of the righteous made perfect” (Hebrews 12:23).
Word family 26 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (in secular authors also τελεόω, which Herodotus uses everywhere (and which is the…
1. to carry through completely; to accomplish, finish, bring to an end: τόν, Acts 20:24; τό ἔργον, Jn 4:34; Jn 5:36; Jn 17:4,(Neh 6:16; τόν οἶκον, 2 Chr 8:16); τάς ἡμέρας, Lk 2:43; middle (present cf. Buttmann, 38 (33)) τελειοῦμαι, I finish complete, what was given me to do, Lk 13:32 (some (so A. V.) take it here as passive, I am perfected (understanding it of his death; cf. Ellicott, Life of our Lord, Lect. vi., p. 242 n{1}; Keim, ii., 615 n^1)).
2. to complete (perfect), i. e. add what is yet lacking in order to render a thing full: τήν ἀγάπην, passive, 1 Jn 2:5; 1 Jn 4:12, 1 Jn 4:17; ἡ δύναμις μου ἐν ἀσθένεια τελειοῦται, my power shows itself most efficacious in them that are weak, 2 Cor 12:9 R G; ἐκ τῶν ἔργων ἡ πίστις ἐτελειώθη, by works faith was perfected, made such as it ought to be, Jas 2:22; τετελείωται τίς ἐν τῇ ἀγάπη, one has been made perfect in love, his love lacks nothing, 1 Jn 4:18 (οἱ τελειωθεντες ἐν ἀγάπη, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 50, 3 [ET]; (τελειῶσαι τήν ἐκκλησίαν σου ἐν τῇ ἀγάπη σου, 'Teaching' etc. 10, 5 [ET])); ἵνα ὠσί τετελειωμένοι εἰς ἕν, that they may be perfected into one, i. e. perfectly united, Jn 17:23. τινα, to bring one's character to perfection: ἤδη τετελείωμαι, I am already made perfect, Phm 3:12 (Wis. 4:13; ὦ ψυχή... ὅταν τελειωθης καί βραβειων καί στεφάνων ἀξιωθης, Philo de legg. alleg. 3, 23; ψυχή... τελειωθεισα ἐν ἀρετῶν ἀθλοις καί ἐπί τόν ὅρον ἐφικομενη τοῦ καλοῦ, id. de somn. 1, 21; equivalent to to be footpad perfect, Sir. 34:10 (Sir. 31:10).
3. to bring to the end (goal) proposed: οὐδέν, Heb 7:19; τινα, (to perfect or consummate) i. e. to raise to the state befitting him: so of God exalting Jesus to the state of heavenly majesty, Heb 2:10; in the passive, Heb 5:9; Heb 7:28; to raise to the state of heavenly blessedness those who put their faith in the expiatory death of Christ, passive, Heb 11:40; Heb 12:23 ((Act. Petr. et Paul. § 88, Tdf. edition, p. 39; Act. Barnab. § 9, id., p. 68; cf. 'Teaching' etc. 16, 2 [ET]); with μαρτυρίῳ added, of the death of the apost. Paul, Eusebius, h. e. 2, 22, 2 (cf. Heinichen's note on 7, 15, 5)); to make one, meet for future entrance on this state and give him a sure hope of it even here on earth, Heb 10:1, Heb 10:14; τινα κατά συνείδησιν, Heb 9:9; cf. Bleek, Brief an d. Heb 2:1, p. 297ff; C. R. Köstlin, Lehrbegriff des Evang. u. der Briefe Johannis (Berl. 1843), p. 421ff; Riehm, Lehrbegriff des Hebrew-Br., § 42, p. 340ff; Pfleiderer, Paulinismus, p. 344f. (English translation, ii, p. 72ff).
4. to accomplish, i. e. bring to a close or fulfilment by event: τήν γραφήν, the prophecies of Scripture, passive, Jn 19:28 (cf. Winers Grammar, 459 (428); Buttmann, § 151, 20).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
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