verb
ektelamō
Strong’sG1615
I complete, perform
stem ektel-2 times in the New Testament1 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.
ἐκ-τελέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: De 32:45 (כָּלָה), II Ch 4:5, Da TH 3:40, II Mac 15:9 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1615 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect imperfect ἐξετέλειον Refs 8th c.BC+: Epic dialect future - τελέω Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist participle ἐκτελέσσαντες Refs 7th c.BC+future middle in passive sense (see. below):—bring to an end, accomplish, achieve, ἐκτελέσας μέγα ἔργον Refs 8th c.BC+; fulfil a promise, etc., οὐδέ τοι ἐκτελέουσιν ὑπόσχεσιν Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, ὧδε γὰρ ἐκτελέεσθαι ὀΐομαι will be accomplished, Refs 8th c.BC+
2 of Time, Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, μῆνές τε καὶ ἡμέραι ἐξετελεῦντο Refs 8th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ektelaraἐκτελέσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | finish | 2× |
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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ektelamō | ektelame | ektelami | ektelama | ektelamē | ektelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ektelasō | ektelase | ektelasi | ektelasa | ektelasē | ektelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ektelatō | ektelate | ektelati | ektelata | ektelatē | ektelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ektelanō | ektelane | ektelani | ektelana | ektelanē | ektelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ektelavō | ektelave | ektelavi | ektelava | ektelavē | ektelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ektelalō | ektelale | ektelali | ektelala | ektelalē | ektelalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ektelameiō | ektelameia | ektelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ektelaseiō | ektelaseia | ektelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ektelateiō | ektelateia | ektelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ektelaneiō | ektelaneia | ektelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ektelaveiō | ektelaveia | ektelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ektelaleiō | ektelaleia | ektelaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ektelasōr | ektelasar | ektelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ektelatōr | ektelatar | ektelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ektelavōr | ektelavar | ektelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ektelalōr | ektelalar | ektelalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ektelamoiō | ektelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ektelasoiō | ektelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ektelatoiō | ektelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ektelanoiō | ektelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ektelavoiō | ektelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ektelaloiō | ektelaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ektelarō | ektelari | ektelara2×ἐκτελέσαι | ektelarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ektelarōntos | ektelarintos | ektelarantos | ektelarēntos |
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
ektel 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
ektelara“finish”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Luke 14:29… titharantou autou themelion kai mē ischuarōntou ektelara pantois tois theōrarōntois archeleia auto empaizarō… the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it …
Luke 14:30… anthrōpos archeta oikodomarō kai ouk ischuata ektelara.saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’