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Lexicon :: Strong's G5048 - teleioō

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τελειόω
Transliteration
teleioō (Key)
Pronunciation
tel-i-o'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
23x in 17 unique form(s) TR
24x in 18 unique form(s) LXX
14x in 12 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:79,1161

Strong’s Definitions

τελειόω teleióō, tel-i-o'-o; from G5046; to complete, i.e. (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character):—consecrate, finish, fulfil, make) perfect.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G5048 in the following manner: make perfect (12x), perfect (4x), finish (4x), fulfil (2x), be perfect (1x), consecrate (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G5048 in the following manner: make perfect (12x), perfect (4x), finish (4x), fulfil (2x), be perfect (1x), consecrate (1x).

  1. to make perfect, complete

    1. to carry through completely, to accomplish, finish, bring to an end

  2. to complete (perfect)

    1. add what is yet wanting in order to render a thing full

    2. to be found perfect

  3. to bring to the end (goal) proposed

  4. to accomplish

    1. bring to a close or fulfilment by event

      1. of the prophecies of the scriptures

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τελειόω teleióō, tel-i-o'-o; from G5046; to complete, i.e. (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character):—consecrate, finish, fulfil, make) perfect.
STRONGS G5048:
τελειόω (in secular authors also τελεόω, which Herodotus uses everywhere (and which is the prevailing form in Attic prose (Liddell and Scott)); other writers use both forms indifferently), τελείω: 1 aorist ετελείωσα; perfect τετελείωκα; passive (or middle), present τελειοῦμαι; perfect τετελείωμαι; 1 aorist ἐτελειωθην; (τέλειος); from Herodotus, Sophocles, Thucydides, and Plato down; equivalent to τέλειον ποιῶ, to make perfect or complete;
1. to carry through completely; to accomplish, finish, bring to an end: τόν, Acts 20:24; τό ἔργον, John 4:34; John 5:36; John 17:4,(Nehemiah 6:16; τόν οἶκον, 2 Chronicles 8:16); τάς ἡμέρας, Luke 2:43; middle (present cf. Buttmann, 38 (33)) τελειοῦμαι, I finish complete, what was given me to do, Luke 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 John 2:5; 1 John 4:12, 17; ἡ δύναμις μου ἐν ἀσθένεια τελειοῦται, my power shows itself most efficacious in them that are weak, 2 Corinthians 12:9 R G; ἐκ τῶν ἔργων ἡ πίστις ἐτελειώθη, by works faith was perfected, made such as it ought to be, James 2:22; τετελείωται τίς ἐν τῇ ἀγάπη, one has been made perfect in love, his love lacks nothing, 1 John 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, John 17:23. τινα, to bring one's character to perfection: ἤδη τετελείωμαι, I am already made perfect, Philippians 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, Hebrews 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, Hebrews 2:10; in the passive, Hebrews 5:9; Hebrews 7:28; to raise to the state of heavenly blessedness those who put their faith in the expiatory death of Christ, passive, Hebrews 11:40; Hebrews 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, Hebrews 10:1, 14; τινα κατά συνείδησιν, Hebrews 9:9; cf. Bleek, Brief an d. Hebrews 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, John 19:28 (cf. Winers Grammar, 459 (428); Buttmann, § 151, 20).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Chronicles
8:16
Nehemiah
6:16
Luke
2:43; 13:32
John
4:34; 5:36; 17:4; 17:23; 19:28
Acts
20:24
2 Corinthians
12:9
Philippians
3:12
Hebrews
2:1; 2:10; 5:9; 7:19; 7:28; 9:9; 10:1; 10:14; 11:40; 12:23
James
2:22
1 John
2:5; 4:12; 4:17; 4:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5048 matches the Greek τελειόω (teleioō),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:43 - After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t miss him at first,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:32 - Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox that I will keep on casting out demons and healing people today and tomorrow; and the third day I will accomplish my purpose.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:34 - Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:36 - But I have a greater witness than John—my teachings and my miracles. The Father gave me these works to accomplish, and they prove that he sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:4 - I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:23 - I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:28

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 Box Act 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:24 - But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:9 - Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:12 - I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:10 - God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many children into glory. And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:9 - In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:19 - For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:28 - The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:9 - This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:1 - The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:14 - For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:40 - For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:23 - You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:22 - You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:5 - But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:12 - No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:17 - And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:18 - Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.
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