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verb

epitelamō

Greekἐπιτελέω (epiteleō)

Strong’sG2005

I complete, accomplish, perfect

stem epitel-10 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books9 forms occur

Translated as

bring … tocompletioncompletecompletedcompletionerectexperiencedfinishperfectedperfectingperforming

What it means

ἐπι-τελέω, -ῶ

[in LXX for כָּלָה, עָשָׂה, etc.;]

to complete, accomplish, execute: c. acc rei, Ro 15:28, II Co 7:1 8:6, 11, Phl 1:6, He 8:5; of religious services (cf. Hdt., ii, 37, al.), He 9:6; art. inf., II Co 8:11. Mid.,
(a) to complete for oneself, make an end (R, mg.; pass., R, txt; cf. Meyer, in l): Ga 3:3;
(b) to pay in full, pay the tax, be subject to: c. acc (cf. Xen., Mem., iv, 8, 8), I Pe 5:9 (pass., RV, etc.; cf. Thayer, s.v.; ICC, in 1).†

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

Fromfrom G1909 and G5055;

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.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
epitelevōἐπιτελεῖσθεhappening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person pluralperfected
epitelatiἐπιτελέσειwill happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singularbring … tocompletion
epitelateiaἐπιτελέσῃhappened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singularcomplete
epitelavarἐπιτελέσατεhappened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person pluralfinish
epitelarōἐπιτελεῖνhappening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitiveerect
epitelirōἐπιτελεῖσθαιhappening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitiveexperienced
epitelaraἐπιτελέσαιhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitivecompletion
epitelarōtoisἐπιτελοῦντεςhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculineperfecting
epitelaratosἐπιτελέσαςhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculinecompleted

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 258, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularepitelamōepitelameepitelamiepitelamaepitelamēepitelamelē
you 2nd person singularepitelasōepitelaseepitelasiepitelasaepitelasēepitelaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitelatōepitelateepitelatiἐπιτελέσειepitelataepitelatēepitelatelē
we 1st person pluralepitelanōepitelaneepitelaniepitelanaepitelanēepitelanelē
ye 2nd person pluralepitelavōepitelaveepitelaviepitelavaepitelavēepitelavelē
they 3rd person pluralepitelalōepitelaleepitelaliepitelalaepitelalēepitelalelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularepitelemōepitelemeepitelemiepitelemaepitelemēepitelemelē
you 2nd person singularepitelesōepiteleseepitelesiepitelesaepitelesēepiteleselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepiteletōepiteleteepiteletiepiteletaepiteletēepiteletelē
we 1st person pluralepitelenōepiteleneepiteleniepitelenaepitelenēepitelenelē
ye 2nd person pluralepitelevōἐπιτελεῖσθεepiteleveepiteleviepitelevaepitelevēepitelevelē
they 3rd person pluralepitelelōepiteleleepiteleliepitelelaepitelelēepitelelelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularepitelimōepitelimeepitelimiepitelimaepitelimēepitelimelē
you 2nd person singularepitelisōepiteliseepitelisiepitelisaepitelisēepiteliselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitelitōepiteliteepitelitiepitelitaepitelitēepitelitelē
we 1st person pluralepitelinōepitelineepiteliniepitelinaepitelinēepitelinelē
ye 2nd person pluralepitelivōepiteliveepiteliviepitelivaepitelivēepitelivelē
they 3rd person pluralepitelilōepitelileepiteliliepitelilaepitelilēepitelilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularepitelameiōepitelameiaepitelameiē
you 2nd person singularepitelaseiōepitelaseiaepitelaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitelateiōepitelateiaἐπιτελέσῃepitelateiē
we 1st person pluralepitelaneiōepitelaneiaepitelaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralepitelaveiōepitelaveiaepitelaveiē
they 3rd person pluralepitelaleiōepitelaleiaepitelaleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularepitelemeiōepitelemeiaepitelemeiē
you 2nd person singularepiteleseiōepiteleseiaepiteleseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepiteleteiōepiteleteiaepiteleteiē
we 1st person pluralepiteleneiōepiteleneiaepiteleneiē
ye 2nd person pluralepiteleveiōepiteleveiaepiteleveiē
they 3rd person pluralepiteleleiōepiteleleiaepiteleleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularepitelimeiōepitelimeiaepitelimeiē
you 2nd person singularepiteliseiōepiteliseiaepiteliseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepiteliteiōepiteliteiaepiteliteiē
we 1st person pluralepitelineiōepitelineiaepitelineiē
ye 2nd person pluralepiteliveiōepiteliveiaepiteliveiē
they 3rd person pluralepitelileiōepitelileiaepitelileiē
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularepitelasōrepitelasarepitelasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitelatōrepitelatarepitelatēr
ye 2nd person pluralepitelavōrepitelavarἐπιτελέσατεepitelavēr
they 3rd person pluralepitelalōrepitelalarepitelalēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularepitelesōrepitelesarepitelesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularepiteletōrepiteletarepiteletēr
ye 2nd person pluralepitelevōrepitelevarepitelevēr
they 3rd person pluralepitelelōrepitelelarepitelelēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularepitelisōrepitelisarepitelisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitelitōrepitelitarepitelitēr
ye 2nd person pluralepitelivōrepitelivarepitelivēr
they 3rd person pluralepitelilōrepitelilarepitelilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularepitelamoiōepitelamoia
you 2nd person singularepitelasoiōepitelasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitelatoiōepitelatoia
we 1st person pluralepitelanoiōepitelanoia
ye 2nd person pluralepitelavoiōepitelavoia
they 3rd person pluralepitelaloiōepitelaloia

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularepitelemoiōepitelemoia
you 2nd person singularepitelesoiōepitelesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularepiteletoiōepiteletoia
we 1st person pluralepitelenoiōepitelenoia
ye 2nd person pluralepitelevoiōepitelevoia
they 3rd person pluralepiteleloiōepiteleloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularepitelimoiōepitelimoia
you 2nd person singularepitelisoiōepitelisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitelitoiōepitelitoia
we 1st person pluralepitelinoiōepitelinoia
ye 2nd person pluralepitelivoiōepitelivoia
they 3rd person pluralepiteliloiōepiteliloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceepitelarōἐπιτελεῖνepitelariepitelaraἐπιτελέσαιepitelarē
acts on or for itself middle voiceepitelerōepiteleriepiteleraepitelerē
acted on passive voiceepitelirōἐπιτελεῖσθαιepiteliriepiteliraepitelirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceepitelarōtosepitelaritosepitelaratosἐπιτελέσαςepitelarētos
acts on or for itself middle voiceepitelerōtosepiteleritosepiteleratosepitelerētos
acted on passive voiceepitelirōtosepiteliritosepiteliratosepitelirētos

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
epitelstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

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

10 occurrences, every one of them listed

epitelevō“perfected”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural

Galatians 3:3“perfected”houtōs anoētois avō? enarcheratois pneume nun sarxa epitelevō?Are 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 singular

Philippians 1:6“bring … tocompletion”peitharētos autem houtem hoti tos enarcheratos en vi ergem agathem epitelati achri hēmerau Christou Iēsu;being confident of 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 singular

2 Corinthians 8:6“complete”eis tem parakalara nin Titon hina kathōs proenarcheta houtōs kai epitelateia eis vin kai tan charian houtan;So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.

epitelavar“finish”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural

2 Corinthians 8:11“finish”nuni de kai tem poiara epitelavar, hopōs kathaper tas prothumias teu thelarō houtōs kai tem epitelara ek teu echarō.Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means.

epitelarō“erect”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive

Hebrews 8:5“erect”hotinois hupodeigme kai skia latreualō teiu epouraneiu, kathōs chrēmatizitē Mōusos mellarōtos epitelarō tan skēnan, Horasōr gar, fēatō, poiasi panteim kata ton tupon ton deiknuiraton si en te ore;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 to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

epitelirō“experienced”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive

1 Peter 5:9“experienced”ho anthistanavar stereois ta pistia, oidarētois teim auteim teiu pathēmeiu ta en to kosmo vu adelfota epitelirō.Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.

epitelara“completion”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

2 Corinthians 8:11“completion”nuni de kai tem poiara epitelavar, hopōs kathaper tas prothumias teu thelarō houtōs kai tem epitelara ek teu echarō.Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means.

epitelarōtois“perfecting”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine

2 Corinthians 7:1“perfecting”houtain oun echarōtois tain epangeliain, agapētoir, katharizaneia heautoin apo pantou molusmou sarxau kai pneumeu, epitelarōtois hagiōsunan en fobo theou.Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Hebrews 9:6“performing”Houteiu de houtōs kataskeuazirēteiu, eis men tan prōtan skēnan dia pantou eiseialō tois hierevois tain latreiain epitelarōtois,When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.

epitelaratos“completed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine

Romans 15:28“completed”houtem oun epitelaratos, kai sfragizeratos autoi ton karpon houton, aperchemi dia vu eis Spanian;So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.