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Lexicon :: Strong's G5055 - teleō

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τελέω
Transliteration
teleō (Key)
Pronunciation
tel-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:57,1161

Strong’s Definitions

τελέω teléō, tel-eh'-o; from G5056; to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt):—accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's G5055 in the following manner: finish (8x), fulfil (7x), accomplish (4x), pay (2x), perform (1x), expire (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's G5055 in the following manner: finish (8x), fulfil (7x), accomplish (4x), pay (2x), perform (1x), expire (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. to bring to a close, to finish, to end

    1. passed, finished

  2. 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

  3. to pay

    1. of tribute

      In Jhn 19:30 the word means, "It is finished." Christ satisfied God's justice by dying for all to pay for the sins of the elect. These sins can never be punished again since that would violate God's justice. Sins can only be punished once, either by a substitute or by yourself.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τελέω teléō, tel-eh'-o; from G5056; to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt):—accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.
STRONGS G5055:
τελέω, τέλω; 1 aorist ἐτελεσα (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 13, 3 c.); perfect τετέλεκα (2 Timothy 4:7); passive, present 3 person singular τελεῖται (2 Corinthians 12:9 L T Tr WH); perfect τετελεσμαι; 1 aorist ἐτελέσθην; 1 future τελεσθήσομαι; (τέλος); from Homer down;
1. to bring to a close, to finish, to end: ἔτη, passive, passed, finished, Revelation 20:3, 5, 7 ((so from Homer and Hesiod down; Aristotle, h. a. 7, 1 at the beginning, p. 580{a}, 14 ἐν τοῖς ἔτεσι τος δίς ἑπτά τετελεσμενοις); τριῶν τελουμενων ἡμερῶν, Lucian, Alex. 38); τόν δρόμον (Homer, Iliad 23, 373, 768; Sophocles Electr. 726), 2 Timothy 4:7; τούς λόγους, Matthew 7:28 L T Tr WH; Matt. 19:1; 26:1; τάς παραβολάς, Matthew 13:53; (ἄχρι τελεσθῶσιν αἱ πληγαί, Revelation 15:8); a rare use is τέλειν τάς πόλεις, i. e. your flight or journey through the cities (R. V. ye shall not have gone through the cities, etc.), Matthew 10:23 (similar are ἀνύειν τούς τόπους, Polybius 5, 8, 1; τά ἕλη, 3, 79, 5; consummare Italiam, Flor. 1, (13) 18, 1; explere urbes, Tibull. 1, 4, 69; conficere aequor immensum, Vergil Georg. 2, 541; also xii., signorum orbem, Cicero, nat. deor. 2, 20, 52); with the participle of a verb (like ἄρχομαι, παύομαι, cf. Winers Grammar, § 45, 4 a.; Buttmann, § 144, 14), Matthew 11:1.
2. to perform, execute, complete, fulfill (so that the thing done corresponds to what has been said, the order, command, etc.), i. e.
α. with special reference to the subject-matter, to carry out the contents of a command": τόν νόμον, Romans 2:27 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 134 (127)); James 2:8; τήν ἐπιθυμίαν (i. e. τό ἐπιθυμουμενον), Galatians 5:16.
β. with reference also to the form, to do just as commanded, and generally involving a notion of time, to perform the last act which completes a process, to accomplish, fulfill: ἅπαντα (πάντα) τά κατά νόμον, Luke 2:39; τήν μαρτυρίαν, the duty of testifying, Revelation 11:7; τό μυστήριον, passive, Revelation 10:7 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 277 (260)); τό βάπτισμα, passive, Luke 12:50; πάντα, passive, John 19:28 (the distinction between τελέω and τελειόω may be seen in this verse); τούς λόγους (τά ῤήματα) τοῦ Θεοῦ, passive, Revelation 17:17; ἅπαντα (πάντα) τά γεγραμμένα, Acts 13:29; passive, Luke 18:31 (see γράφω, 2 c.); with ἐν ἐμοί (in me) added, in my experience, Luke 22:37; ἐν πληγαῖς, in the infliction of calamities, Revelation 15:1; τετέλεσται (A. V. it is finished) everything has been accomplished which by the appointment of the Father as revealed in the Scriptures I must do and bear, John 19:30. equivalent to τελειόω, 2, which see (made perfect): 2 Corinthians 12:9 L T Tr WH.
3. to pay: τά δίδραχμα, Matthew 17:24; φόρους, Romans 13:6, (τόν φόρον, Plato, Alc. 1, p. 123 a.; τά τέλη, often in Attic writings). (Compare: ἀποτελέω, διατελέω, ἐκτελέω, ἐπιτελέω, συντελέω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:28; 10:23; 11:1; 13:53; 17:24; 19:1; 26:1
Luke
2:39; 12:50; 18:31; 22:37
John
19:28; 19:30
Acts
13:29
Romans
2:27; 13:6
2 Corinthians
12:9; 12:9
Galatians
5:16
2 Timothy
4:7; 4:7
James
2:8
Revelation
10:7; 11:7; 15:1; 15:8; 17:17; 20:3; 20:5; 20:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5055 matches the Greek τελέω (teleō),
which occurs 26 times in 26 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23 - When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man[fn] will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:1 - When Jesus had finished giving these instructions to his twelve disciples, he went out to teach and preach in towns throughout the region.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:53 - When Jesus had finished telling these stories and illustrations, he left that part of the country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:24 - On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax[fn] came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:1 - When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:1 - When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39 - When Jesus’ parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of the Lord, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:50 - I have a terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am under a heavy burden until it is accomplished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:31 - Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:37 - For the time has come for this prophecy about me to be fulfilled: ‘He was counted among the rebels.’[fn] Yes, everything written about me by the prophets will come true.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:28 - Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:30 - When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and released his spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:29 - “When they had done all that the prophecies said about him, they took him down from the cross[fn] and placed him in a tomb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:27 - In fact, uncircumcised Gentiles who keep God’s law will condemn you Jews who are circumcised and possess God’s law but don’t obey it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:6 - Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:16 - So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:7 - I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:8 - Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:7 - When the seventh angel blows his trumpet, God’s mysterious plan will be fulfilled. It will happen just as he announced it to his servants the prophets.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:7 - When they complete their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit[fn] will declare war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:1 - Then I saw in heaven another marvelous event of great significance. Seven angels were holding the seven last plagues, which would bring God’s wrath to completion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:8 - The Temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:17 - For God has put a plan into their minds, a plan that will carry out his purposes. They will agree to give their authority to the scarlet beast, and so the words of God will be fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:3 - The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:5 - This is the first resurrection. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years had ended.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:7 - When the thousand years come to an end, Satan will be let out of his prison.
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