finish, teleó, G5055

by Krisan Marotta | Oct 11, 2022 | Word Study - Greek

Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Biblical Greek verb to end, complete or fulfill, teleó, G5055.

Strong’s number: G5055

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #5055 – τελέω

Greek Word: τελέω

Part of Speech: Verb

Transliteration: teleó

Phonetic Spelling: (tel-eh’-o)

Quick Definition: to bring to an end, complete, fulfill

Usage: (a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay.

Etymology: This root (tel-) means “reaching the end (aim).” From 5056 /télos, “consummation, completion”) – properly, to complete (consummate), i.e. finish (qualitatively) the necessary process – with the results “rolling-over” to the next level (phase) of consummation.

NASB Translation: accomplished (3), carried (1), carry (1), completed (3), finish (1), finished (11), fulfilled (2), fulfilling (1), keeps (1), pay (2), perfected (1), performed (1).

New Testament usage: finish, teleó, G5055

28 times in the New Testament

Mat 7:28; Mat 10:23; Mat 11:1; Mat 13:53; Mat 17:24; Mat 19:1; Mat 26:1;

Luk 2:39; Luk 12:50; Luk 18:31; Luk 22:37;

Joh 19:28; Joh 19:30;

Act 13:29;

Rom 2:27; Rom 13:6; 2Co 12:9; Gal 5:16; 2Ti 4:7;

Jas 2:8;

Rev 10:7; Rev 11:7; Rev 15:1; Rev 15:8; Rev 17:17; Rev 20:3; Rev 20:5; Rev 20:7.

13 times in the Septuagint

Num 25:3; Num 25:5;

Rth 2:21; Rth 3:18;

Ezr 1:1; Ezr 5:16; Ezr 6:15; Ezr 7:12; Ezr 9:1; Ezr 10:17;

Neh 6:15;

Psa 105:28;

Hos 4:14.

Englishman’s Concordance: τελέω (teleó)

Lexicons: finish, teleó, G5055

Thayer’s G5055:

to bring to a close, to finish, to end
1. passed, finished
to perform, execute, complete, fulfil, (so that the thing done corresponds to what has been said, the order, command etc.)
1. with special reference to the subject matter, to carry out the contents of a command
2. with reference also to the form, to do just as commanded, and generally involving the notion of time, to perform the last act which completes a process, to accomplish, fulfil
to pay
1. of tribute

“It is finished or paid” John 19:30

Strong’s G5055: From G5056; to end, that is, complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt): – accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.

Mounce G5055: to finish, complete, fulfill; (pass.) to be finished, be completed, fulfilled, perfected

Related words: G5056 (noun); G5054 (noun); G5053 (verb);

Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 1585 ‑ גְּמַר (ghem‑ar’); 3319 ‑ יְצָא (yets‑aw’); 3615 ‑ כָּלָה (kaw‑law’); 5486 ‑ סוּף (soof); 6213 ‑ עָשָׂה (aw‑saw’); 67 75 ‑ צָמַד (tsaw‑mad’); 6945 ‑ קָדֵשׁ (kaw‑dashe’); 7999 ‑ שָׁלֵם (shaw‑lam’);

PreceptsAustin: teleo