τελέω
teleō
to finish
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word "τελέω" (teleō) with Strong's number G5055 means "to finish." Its primary function is to indicate the completion of an action or a process. With 28 occurrences in the Bible, this verb is used in various contexts to convey the idea of completion, accomplishment, or fulfillment. In terms of usage, "τελέω" often appears in conjunction with verbs of action, emphasizing the achievement or attainment of a goal. For example, it may be used to describe the completion of a task, the fulfillment of a promise, or the realization of a dream. The significance of this word lies in its ability to convey a sense of satisfaction, accomplishment, or completion, which is an essential aspect of human experience.
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Occurrences in Scripture
28 total occurrences across the text
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,
Matthew 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man has come.
Matthew 11:1When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
Matthew 13:53When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
Matthew 17:24When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”
Matthew 19:1When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.
Matthew 26:1When Jesus had finished all these words, he said to his disciples,
Luke 2:39When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
Luke 18:31He took the twelve aside, and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.
Luke 22:37For I tell you that this which is written must still be fulfilled in me: ‘He was counted with transgressors.’ For that which concerns me has an end.”
John 19:28After this, Jesus, seeing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.”
John 19:30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
Acts 13:29When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
Romans 2:27Won’t the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?
Romans 13:6For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.
2 Corinthians 12:9He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
Galatians 5:16But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.
2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
James 2:8However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
Revelation 11:7When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.
Revelation 10:7but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as he declared to his servants, the prophets.
Revelation 15:1I saw another great and marvelous sign in the sky: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them God’s wrath is finished.
Revelation 15:8The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power. No one was able to enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels would be finished.
Revelation 17:17For God has put in their hearts to do what he has in mind, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.
Revelation 20:3and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.
Revelation 20:5The rest of the dead didn’t live until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Revelation 20:7And after the thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison,