verb
epitelamō
Strong’sG2005
I complete, accomplish, perfect
stem epitel-10 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books9 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.
ἐπι-τελέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for כָּלָה, עָשָׂה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2005 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-tel-eh'-o
to fulfill further (or completely), i.e. execute; by implication, to terminate, undergo
King Jamesaccomplish, do, finish, (make) (perfect), perform(X -ance).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -τελῶRefs 4th c.BC+, Doric dialect3rd.pers. plural future -τελεσσεῦντιRefs 2nd c.BC+, 3rd.pers. plural perfect -τετελέκαντιRefs 3rd c.BC+:—complete, finish, accomplish, ἐ. τὰ ἐπιτασσόμενα Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸν προκείμενον ἄεθλονRefs 5th c.BC+; especially of the fulfilment of oracles, visions, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐχήνRefs 5th c.BC+ —middle, τὴν κρίσιν ἐπιτελέσασθαι get it completed, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, ὅπως ἂν ἡ εἰρήνη ἐπιτελεσθῇ that it may be brought to pass, Decrees cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; of movements, Refs 2nd c.BC+; [παθήματα] τῇ ἀδελφότητι ἐ.NT
2 bring to perfection, τὴν γένεσιν Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, Refs
3 passive in Logic, of a syllogism, to be made perfect, by reduction to the first figure, Refs
II discharge a religious duty, θυσίας Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ νομιζόμενα τοῖς θεοῖς Refs 2nd c.BC+; νηστείας καὶ ὁρτάς NT+5th c.BC+(so in middle, εὐωχίαν ἐπετελέσατο Refs 1st c.BC+: absolutely, sacrifice, τινί Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 celebrate, τὴν τοῦ Κυνὸς ἐ. ἐπιτολήν Refs 6th c.AD+
III pay in full, ἀποφορήν Refs 5th c.BC+middle, ἐπιτελεῖσθαι τὰ τοῦ γήρως to have to pay, be subject to, the burdens of old age, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. θάνατον have to pay the debt of death, Refs —passive, ἡ δίκη.. τοῦ φόνου.. ἐκ Μαρδονίου ἐπετελέετο was paid in full by.., Refs 5th c.BC+
IV impose upon, ἀσεβείας δίκην τινί Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epitelovōἐπιτελεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural | perfected | 1× |
| epitelatiἐπιτελέσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | bring … tocompletion | 1× |
| epitelateiaἐπιτελέσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | complete | 1× |
| epitelavarἐπιτελέσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | finish | 1× |
| epitelarōἐπιτελεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | erect | 1× |
| epitelorōἐπιτελεῖσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | experienced | 1× |
| epitelaraἐπιτελέσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | completion | 1× |
| epitelarōntoisἐπιτελοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | perfecting | 2× |
| epitelarantosἐπιτελέσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | completed | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
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 | epitelamō | epitelame | epitelami | epitelama | epitelamē | epitelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitelasō | epitelase | epitelasi | epitelasa | epitelasē | epitelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitelatō | epitelate | epitelati1×ἐπιτελέσει | epitelata | epitelatē | epitelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epitelanō | epitelane | epitelani | epitelana | epitelanē | epitelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitelavō | epitelave | epitelavi | epitelava | epitelavē | epitelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitelalō | epitelale | epitelali | epitelala | epitelalē | epitelalelē |
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 | epitelomō | epitelome | epitelomē | epitelomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitelosō | epitelose | epitelosē | epiteloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitelotō | epitelote | epitelotē | epitelotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epitelonō | epitelone | epitelonē | epitelonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitelovō1×ἐπιτελεῖσθε | epitelove | epitelovē | epitelovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitelolō | epitelole | epitelolē | epitelolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitelameiō | epitelameia | epitelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitelaseiō | epitelaseia | epitelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitelateiō | epitelateia1×ἐπιτελέσῃ | epitelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epitelaneiō | epitelaneia | epitelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitelaveiō | epitelaveia | epitelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitelaleiō | epitelaleia | epitelaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitelomeiō | epitelomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiteloseiō | epiteloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiteloteiō | epiteloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epiteloneiō | epiteloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiteloveiō | epiteloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiteloleiō | epiteloleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epitelasōr | epitelasar | epitelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitelatōr | epitelatar | epitelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitelavōr | epitelavar1×ἐπιτελέσατε | epitelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epitelalōr | epitelalar | epitelalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epitelosōr | epitelosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitelotōr | epitelotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitelovōr | epitelovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epitelolōr | epitelolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitelamoiō | epitelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epitelasoiō | epitelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitelatoiō | epitelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epitelanoiō | epitelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitelavoiō | epitelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epitelaloiō | epitelaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitelomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epitelosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitelotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epitelonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitelovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epiteloloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epitelarō1×ἐπιτελεῖν | epitelari | epitelara1×ἐπιτελέσαι | epitelarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epitelorō1×ἐπιτελεῖσθαι | epitelorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epitelarōntos2× | epitelarintos | epitelarantos1×ἐπιτελέσας | epitelarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epitelorōntos | epitelorēntos |
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
epitel 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.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
epitelovō“perfected”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
Galatians 3:3“perfected”… anoētois avō? enarcherantois pneume nun sarka epitelovō?… you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?
epitelati“bring … tocompletion”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Philippians 1:6“bring … tocompletion”… tos enarcherantos en vi ergem agathem epitelati achri hēmerau Christou Iēsu;… this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
epitelateia“complete”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 8:6… Titon hina kathōs proenarcheta houtōs kai epitelateia eis vin kai tan charitan houtan;So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as …
epitelavar“finish”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 8:11nuni de kai tem poiara epitelavar, hopōs kathaper tas prothumias teu thelarō …Now finish the work, so that you may …
epitelarō“erect”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Hebrews 8:5“erect”… teiu epouraneiu, kathōs chrēmatizotē Mōusos mellarōntos epitelarō tan skēnan, Horasōr gar, fēatō, poiasi …The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according …
epitelorō“experienced”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
1 Peter 5:9“experienced”… ta en to kosmo vu adelfota epitelorō.… faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds …
epitelara“completion”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
2 Corinthians 8:11“completion”… prothumias teu thelarō houtōs kai tem epitelara ek teu echarō.… the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to …
epitelarōntois“perfecting”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
2 Corinthians 7:1… apo pantou molusmou sarkau kai pneumeu, epitelarōntois hagiōsunan en fobo theou.… everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Hebrews 9:6“performing”… pantou eiseialō tois hierevois tain latreiain epitelarōntois,… this way, the priests entered regularly …
epitelarantos“completed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Romans 15:28houtem oun epitelarantos, kai sfragizerantos autoi ton karpon houton, …So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered …