verb
apotelamō
Strong’sG658
I complete, accomplish, form fully, perfect
stem apotel-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ἀπο-τελέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: I Es 5:73, I Mac 15:39*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G658 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -τελέσω, Attic dialect -τελῶ, bring to an end, complete a work, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+perfect participle ἀποτετελεσμένος perfect, ἐπίτροποςRefs 5th c.BC+
2 produce, νοσήματαRefs 5th c.BC+: —passive, Refs 4th c.BC+
3 pay or perform what is due, τὰς εὐχάς σφι ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; of rent or tribute, τὰ νομιζόμεναRefs 5th c.BC+; pay or suffer, παραπλήσια τοῖς Καμβύσου παθήμασιν Refs
4 accomplish, perform, τὰ καθήκονταRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ἄρτον accomplish the making of bread, Refs 5th c.BC+
4.b especially of astral influences, Refs 2nd c.AD+; compare ἀποτέλεσμα. with Astrology texts, make a forecast, περὶ ζωῆς Ps. Refs 1st c.BC+
5 render of a certain kind, τὴν πόλιν ἀ. εὐδαίμονα make the state quite happy, Refs 5th c.BC+ —in middle, ἄμεμπτον φίλον ἀποτελέσασθαι make him without blame towards himself. Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, τύραννος ἀντὶ προστάτου ἀποτετελεσμένοςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐνύπνιον τέλεον ἀ. turns out.., Refs
6 fill up, satiate, τὰς ἐπιθυμίαςRefs:—passive, Refs
II passive, to be worshipped, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apotelamōἀποτελῶ | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | performing | 1× |
| apotelirantasἀποτελεσθεῖσα | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular feminine | fully grown | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotelamō1×ἀποτελῶ | apotelame | apotelami | apotelama | apotelamē | apotelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotelasō | apotelase | apotelasi | apotelasa | apotelasē | apotelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotelatō | apotelate | apotelati | apotelata | apotelatē | apotelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apotelanō | apotelane | apotelani | apotelana | apotelanē | apotelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotelavō | apotelave | apotelavi | apotelava | apotelavē | apotelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotelalō | apotelale | apotelali | apotelala | apotelalē | apotelalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotelomō | apotelome | apotelomē | apotelomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotelosō | apotelose | apotelosē | apoteloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotelotō | apotelote | apotelotē | apotelotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apotelonō | apotelone | apotelonē | apotelonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotelovō | apotelove | apotelovē | apotelovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotelolō | apotelole | apotelolē | apotelolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotelimi | apotelima |
| you 2nd person singular | apotelisi | apotelisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoteliti | apotelita |
| we 1st person plural | apotelini | apotelina |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotelivi | apoteliva |
| they 3rd person plural | apotelili | apotelila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotelameiō | apotelameia | apotelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotelaseiō | apotelaseia | apotelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotelateiō | apotelateia | apotelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apotelaneiō | apotelaneia | apotelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotelaveiō | apotelaveia | apotelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotelaleiō | apotelaleia | apotelaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotelomeiō | apotelomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apoteloseiō | apoteloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoteloteiō | apoteloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apoteloneiō | apoteloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoteloveiō | apoteloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apoteloleiō | apoteloleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotelimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apoteliseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoteliteia |
| we 1st person plural | apotelineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoteliveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apotelileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apotelasōr | apotelasar | apotelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotelatōr | apotelatar | apotelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotelavōr | apotelavar | apotelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apotelalōr | apotelalar | apotelalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apotelosōr | apotelosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotelotōr | apotelotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotelovōr | apotelovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apotelolōr | apotelolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apotelisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotelitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotelivar |
| they 3rd person plural | apotelilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotelamoiō | apotelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apotelasoiō | apotelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotelatoiō | apotelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apotelanoiō | apotelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotelavoiō | apotelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apotelaloiō | apotelaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotelomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apotelosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotelotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apotelonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotelovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apoteloloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotelimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apotelisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotelitoia |
| we 1st person plural | apotelinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotelivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apoteliloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apotelarō | apotelari | apotelara | apotelarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apotelorō | apotelorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | apoteliri | apotelira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apotelarōntos | apotelarintos | apotelarantos | apotelarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apotelorōntos | apotelorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | apotelirintos | apotelirantos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apotel is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
apotelamō“performing”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 13:32“performing”… houta; Idou ekbalamō daimoneim kai iasiain apotelamō sēmeron kai aurion, kai ta trita …… Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I …
apotelirantas“fully grown”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
James 1:15“fully grown”… sullabarantas tiktatō hamartan, tas de hamartas apotelirantas apokuatō thanaton.… desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.