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Lexicon :: Strong's G5046 - teleios

Aa
τέλειος
Transliteration
teleios (Key)
Pronunciation
tel'-i-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:67,1161

Trench's Synonyms: xxii. ὁλόκληρος, τέλειος, ἄρτιος.

Strong’s Definitions

τέλειος téleios, tel'-i-os; from G5056; complete (in various applications of labor, growth, mental and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with G3588) completeness:—of full age, man, perfect.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G5046 in the following manner: perfect (17x), man (1x), of full age (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G5046 in the following manner: perfect (17x), man (1x), of full age (1x).

  1. brought to its end, finished

  2. wanting nothing necessary to completeness

  3. perfect

  4. that which is perfect

    1. consummate human integrity and virtue

    2. of men

      1. full grown, adult, of full age, mature

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τέλειος téleios, tel'-i-os; from G5056; complete (in various applications of labor, growth, mental and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with G3588) completeness:—of full age, man, perfect.
STRONGS G5046:
τέλειος, τελεία, τέλειον (τέλος), in classic Greek sometimes also τέλειος, τέλειον (cf. Winers Grammar, § 11,1), from Homer down, the Sept. several times for שָׁלֵם, תָּמִים, etc.; properly, brought to its end, finished; lacking nothing necessary to completeness; perfect: ἔργον, James 1:4; ἡ ἀγάπη, 1 John 4:18; ὁ νόμος, James 1:25; (δώρημα, James 1:17); τελειοτερα σκηνή, a more perfect (excellent) tabernacle, Hebrews 9:11; τό τέλειον, substantively, that which is perfect: consummate human integrity and virtue, Romans 12:2 (others take it here as an adjective belonging to θέλημα); the perfect state of all things, to be ushered in by the return of Christ from heaven, 1 Corinthians 13:10; of men, full-grown, adult; of full age, mature (Aeschylus Ag. 1504; Plato, legg. 11, p. 929{c}): Hebrews 5:14; τέλειος ἀνήρ (Xenophon, Cyril 1, 2, 4f; 8, 7, 6; Philo de cherub. § 32; opposed to παιδίον νήπιον, Polybius 5, 29, 2; for other examples from other authors see Bleek, Brief a. d. Hebrew ii., 2, p. 133f), μέχρι... εἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον, until we rise to the same level of knowledge which we ascribe to a full-grown man, until we can be likened to a full-grown man, Ephesians 4:13 (opposed to νήπιοι, 14); τέλειοι ταῖς φρεσί (opposed to παιδία and νηπιαζοντες ταῖς φρεσί), 1 Corinthians 14:20 (here A. V. men); absolutely, οἱ τέλειοι, the perfect, i. e. the more intelligent, ready to apprehend divine things, 1 Corinthians 2:6 (R. V. marginal reading full-grown) (opposed to νήπιοι ἐν Χριστῷ, 1 Corinthians 3:1; in simple opposed to νήπιος, Philo de legg. alleg. i. § 30; for מֵבִין, opposed to μαντανων, 1 Chronicles 25:8; (cf. Lightfoot on Colossians 1:28; Philippians 3:15)); of mind and character, one who has reached the proper height of virtue and integrity: Matthew 5:48; Matthew 19:21; Philippians 3:15 (cf. Lightfoot as above); James 1:4; in an absolute sense, of God: Matthew 5:48; τέλειος ἀνήρ, James 3:2 (τέλειος δίκαιος, Sir. 44:17); as respects understanding and goodness, Colossians 4:12; τέλειος ἄνθρωπος ἐν Χριστῷ, Colossians 1:28 (cf. Lightfoot as the synonym above: see ὁλόκληρος, and Trench, § xxii.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
25:8
Matthew
5:48; 5:48; 19:21
Romans
12:2
1 Corinthians
2:6; 3:1; 13:10; 14:20
Ephesians
4:13
Philippians
3:15; 3:15
Colossians
1:28; 1:28; 4:12
Hebrews
5:14; 9:11
James
1:4; 1:4; 1:17; 1:25; 3:2
1 John
4:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5046 matches the Greek τέλειος (teleios),
which occurs 19 times in 17 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:48 - “Therefore G3767 you shall be perfect G5046, as your heavenly G3770 Father G3962 is perfect G5046.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 - Jesus G2424 said G5346 to him, “If G1487 you want G2309 to be [fn]complete G5046, go G5217 and sell G4453 your possessions G5225 and give G1325 to the poor G4434, and you will have G2192 treasure G2344 in heaven G3772; and come G1204, follow G190 Me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:2 - And do not be conformed G4964 to this G3778 [fn]world G165, but be transformed G3339 by the renewing G342 of your mind G3563, so G1519 that G1519 you may [fn]prove G1381 what G5101 the will G2307 of God G2316 is, that which is good G18 and [fn]acceptable G2101 and perfect G5046.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:6 -

Yet G1161 we do speak G2980 wisdom G4678 among G1722 those G3588 who are mature G5046; a wisdom G4678, however G1161, not of this G3778 age G165 nor G3761 of the rulers G758 of this G3778 age G165, who are passing G2673 away G2673;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:10 - but when G3752 the perfect G5046 comes G2064, the partial G3313 will be done G2673 away G2673 with G2673.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:20 -

Brothers G80 and sisters, do not be children G3813 in your thinking G5424; yet G235 in evil G2549 be infants G3515, but in your thinking G5424 be mature G5046.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:13 - until G3360 we all G3956 attain G2658 to the unity G1775 of the faith G4102, and of the [fn]knowledge G1922 of the Son G5207 of God G2316, to a mature G5046 man G435, to the measure G3358 of the stature G2244 [fn]which belongs to the fullness G4138 of Christ G5547.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:15 - Therefore G3767, all G3745 who G3745 are [fn]mature G5046, let’s have G5426 this G3778 attitude G5426; and if G1487 in anything G5100 you have G5426 a different G2088 attitude G5426, God G2316 will reveal G601 that to you as G2532 well G2532;

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:28 - We proclaim G2605 Him, admonishing G3560 every G3956 person G444 and teaching G1321 every G3956 person G444 [fn]with all G3956 wisdom G4678, so G2443 that G2443 we may present G3936 every G3956 person G444 [fn]complete G5046 in Christ G5547.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:12 - Epaphras G1889, who G3588 is one of your own, a bond-servant G1401 of Christ G5547 Jesus G2424, sends G782 you his greetings G782, always G3842 striving G75 earnestly G75 for you in his prayers G4335, that you may [fn]stand G2476 [fn]mature G5046 and [fn]fully G4135 assured G4135 in all G3956 the will G2307 of God G2316.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:14 - But solid G4731 food G5160 is for the mature G5046, who because G1223 of practice G1838 have G2192 their senses G145 trained G1128 to distinguish G1253 between G1253 good G2570 and evil G2556.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:11 -

But when Christ G5547 appeared G3854 as a high G749 priest G749 of the good G18 things G18 [fn]having come G1096, He entered through G1223 the greater G3173 and more G5046 perfect G5046 [fn]tabernacle G4633, not made G5499 by G5499 hands G5499, that is, not of this G3778 creation G2937;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:4 - And let [fn]endurance G5281 have G2192 its perfect G5046 [fn]result G2041, so G2443 that G2443 you may be [fn]perfect G5046 and complete G3648, lacking G3007 in nothing G3367.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:17 - Every G3956 good G18 thing G1394 given G1394 and every G3956 perfect G5046 gift G1434 is from above G509, coming G2597 down G2597 from the Father G3962 of lights G5457, with whom G3739 there G1762 is G1762 no G3756 variation G3883 or G2228 [fn]shifting G5157 shadow G644.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:25 - But one who has looked G3879 intently G3879 at the perfect G5046 law G3551, the law of freedom G1657, and has continued G3887 in it, not having become G1096 a forgetful G1953 hearer G202 but [fn]an active G2041 doer G4163, this G3778 person G3778 will be blessed G3107 in [fn]what G4162 he does G4162.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:2 - For we all G537 stumble G4417 in many G4183 ways. If G1487 anyone G5100 does not stumble G4417 in [fn]what G3056 he says G3056, he is a perfect G5046 man G435, able G1415 to [fn]rein G5468 in G5468 the whole G3650 body G4983 as G2532 well G2532.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:18 - There is no G3756 fear G5401 in love G26, but perfect G5046 love G26 drives G906 out fear G5401, because G3754 fear G5401 [fn]involves G2192 punishment G2851, and the one who fears G5399 is not perfected G5048 in love G26.
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