Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
teleō
Simplified transliteration
teleo
Principal Parts
τελέσω, ἐτέλεσα, τετέλεκα, τετέλεσμαι, ἐτελέσθην
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
28
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(2b)
Gloss
to finish, complete, fulfill; (pass.) to be finished, be completed, fulfilled, perfected
Definition
to finish, complete, conclude, an operation, Mt. 11:1; 13:53; 19:1; to finish a circuit, Mt. 10:23; to fulfil, to carry out into full operation, Rom. 2:27; Gal. 5:16; Jas. 2:8; to pay dues, Mt. 17:24; pass. to be fulfilled, realized, Lk. 12:50; 18:31; of time, to be ended, elapse, Rom. 15:8; 20:3, 5, 7
Greek-English Concordance for τελέω
| Revelation 20:3 |
Then he threw him into the abyss, locked and sealed it over him, so he could not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were finished (telesthē | τελεσθῇ | aor pass subj 3 sg). After that he must be set loose for a short time. |
| Revelation 20:5 |
(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were finished) (telesthē | τελεσθῇ | aor pass subj 3 sg). This is the first resurrection. |
| Revelation 20:7 |
When the thousand years are finished (telesthē | τελεσθῇ | aor pass subj 3 sg), Satan will be released from his prison |