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Lexicon :: Strong's G5053 - teleutaō

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τελευτάω
Transliteration
teleutaō (Key)
Pronunciation
tel-yoo-tah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of τελέω (G5055)
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Strong’s Definitions

τελευτάω teleutáō, tel-yoo-tah'-o; from a presumed derivative of G5055; to finish life (by implication, of G979), i.e. expire (demise):—be dead, decease, die.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G5053 in the following manner: die (8x), be dead (3x), decrease (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G5053 in the following manner: die (8x), be dead (3x), decrease (1x).

  1. to finish, bring to and end, close

  2. to have an end or close, come to an end

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τελευτάω teleutáō, tel-yoo-tah'-o; from a presumed derivative of G5055; to finish life (by implication, of G979), i.e. expire (demise):—be dead, decease, die.
STRONGS G5053:
τελευτάω, τελεύτω; 1 aorist ἐτελεύτησα; perfect participle τετελευτηκώς (John 11:39 L T Tr WH); (τελευτή; from Homer down;
1. transitive, to finish; to bring to an end or close: τόν βίον, to finish life, to die, often from Aesehyl. and Herodotus down.
2. intransitive (cf. Buttmann, § 130, 4) to have an end or close, come to an end; hence, to die, very often so from Aeschylus and Herodotus down (the Sept. for מוּת), and always in the N. T.: Matthew 2:19; Matthew 9:18; Matthew 22:25; Mark 9:41, 46 ((these two vss. T WH omit; Tr brackets)),48; Luke 7:2; John 11:39 L T Tr WH; Acts 2:29; Acts 7:15; Hebrews 11:22; θανάτῳ τελευτάτω (in imitation of the Hebrew יוּמָת מות, Exodus 21:12, 15-17,etc.) (A. V. let him die the death i. e.) let him surely die (Winers Grammar, 339 (319); Buttmann, § 133, 22), Matthew 15:4; Mark 7:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
21; 21:12
Matthew
2:19; 9:18; 15:4; 22:25
Mark
7:10; 9:41; 9:46
Luke
7:2
John
11:39; 11:39
Acts
2:29; 7:15
Hebrews
11:22

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5053 matches the Greek τελευτάω (teleutaō),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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But when [fn]Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

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While He was saying these things to them, a ruler (synagogue official) entered [the house] and kneeled down and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just now died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:4 - “For God said [through Moses], ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,’ and, ‘HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF or INSULTS or TREATS IMPROPERLY FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:25 - “Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:10 - “For Moses said, ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER [with respect and gratitude]’; and, ‘HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF HIS FATHER OR MOTHER MUST BE PUT TO DEATH’;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:48 - where THEIR WORM [that feeds on the dead] DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT PUT OUT.

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Now a [Roman] [fn]centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and on the verge of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:39 - Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there will be an offensive odor, for he has been dead four days! [It is hopeless!]”

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“Brothers, I may confidently and freely say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:15 - “And Jacob (Israel) went down into Egypt, and [fn]there he died, as did our fathers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:22 - By faith Joseph, when he was dying, referred to [the promise of God for] the exodus of the sons of Israel [from Egypt], and gave instructions concerning [the burial of] his bones [in the land of the promise].
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