perfect, teleios, G5046

by Krisan Marotta | Aug 16, 2021 | Word Study - Greek

Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek adjective for perfect, teleios.

Strong’s number: G5046

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #5046 – τέλειος

Greek Word: τέλειος, α, ον

Part of Speech: Adjective

Transliteration: teleios

Phonetic Spelling: (tel’-i-os

Quick Definition: having reached its end, complete, perfect

Usage: perfect, (a) complete in all its parts, (b) full grown, of full age, (c) specially of the completeness of Christian character.

Etymology: From G5056

NASB Translation: complete (2), mature (4), more perfect (1), perfect (12).

Go to top

New Testament usage

20x in 17 verses in the New Testament

Mat 5:48; Mat 19:21; Rom 12:2; 1Co 2:6; 1Co 13:10; 1Co 14:20; Eph 4:13; Php 3:15; Col 1:28; Col 4:12; Heb 5:14; Heb 9:11; Jas 1:4; Jas 1:17; Jas 1:25; Jas 3:2; 1Jn 4:18.

15 verses in the Septuagint

Gen 6:9; Exo 12:5; Dt 18:13; 2Sa 22:26; 1Ki 8:61; 1Ki 11:4; 1Ki 15:3; 1Ki 15:14; 1Ch 25:8; 1Ch 28:9; Ezr 2:63; Psa 138:22; Song 5:2; Song 6:9; Jer 13:19.

Englishman’s Concordance: τέλειος (teleios)

Go to top

Lexicons

Thayer’s G5046: brought to its end, finished; wanting nothing necessary to completeness; perfect; that which is perfect

Strong’s G5046: complete, perfect, mature

Mounce G5046: perfect, mature, finished

Hebrew Equivalent Words: Strong #: 8002 ‑ שֶׁלֶם (sheh’‑lem); 8 0 03 ‑ שָׁלֵם (shaw‑lame’); 8503 ‑ תַּכְלִית (tak‑leeth’); 8549 ‑ תָּמִים (taw‑meem’);

PreceptsAustin: teleios

Go to top