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Lexicon :: Strong's G5055 - teleō

Aa
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 28 times in 28 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:28 - And it came about, when Jesus had come to the end of these words, that the people were surprised at his teaching,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23 - But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:1 - And it came about that when Jesus had come to the end of giving these orders to his twelve disciples, he went away from there, teaching and preaching in their towns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:53

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:53 - And when Jesus had come to the end of these stories he went away from there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:24 - And when they had come to Capernaum, those who took the Temple tax came to Peter and said, Does not your master make payment of the Temple tax?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:1 - And it came about that after saying these words, Jesus went away from Galilee, and came into the parts of Judaea on the other side of Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:1 - And when Jesus had come to the end of all these words, he said to his disciples,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39 - And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:50 - But there is a baptism which I have to undergo; and how am I kept back till it is complete!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:31 - And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:37 - For I say to you that these words will be put into effect in me, And he was numbered among the evil-doers: for what has been said in the Writings about me has an end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:28 - After this, being conscious that all things had now been done so that the Writings might come true, Jesus said, Give me water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:30 - So when Jesus had taken the wine he said, All is done. And with his head bent he gave up his spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:29 - And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:27 - And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:6 - For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:9 - And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:16 - But I say, Go on in the Spirit, and you will not come under the rule of the evil desires of the flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:7 - I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:8 - But if you keep the greatest law of all, as it is given in the holy Writings, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself, you do well:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:7 - But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when the sound of his horn is about to come, then will the secret of God be complete, of which he gave the good news to his servants the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:7 - And when they have come to the end of their witness, the beast which comes up out of the great deep will make war on them and overcome them and put them to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:1 - And I saw another sign in heaven, great and strange; seven angels having the seven last punishments, for in them the wrath of God is complete.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:8 - And the house of God was full of smoke from the glory of God, and from his power, and no one was able to go into the house of God, till the seven punishments of the seven angels were ended.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:17 - Because God has put it in their hearts to do his purpose, and to be of one mind, giving their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God have effect and are complete.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:3 - And put him into the great deep, and it was shut and locked over him, so that he might put the nations in error no longer, till the thousand years were ended: after this he will be let loose for a little time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:5 - The rest of the dead did not come to life again till the thousand years were ended. This is the first coming back from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:7 - And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be let loose out of his prison,
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