verb
suntelomō
Strong’sG4931
I fulfill, accomplish
stem suntel-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 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.
συν-τελέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for כּלה pi., also for עשׂה, תּמם, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4931 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -έσωRefs 4th c.BC+, Attic dialect συντελῶ Refs 3rd c.BC+:—bring to an end, complete, σ. τὴν δαπάνην make up the whole expense, Refs 4th c.BC+; σ. εἰς τὰ ἑκατὸν ἅρματα make up the number of the chariots to one hundred, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a workman, σ. γεῖσον finish it off, Refs 5th c.BC+; στέφανον Test. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; σ. ταχύ finish it in a hurry, Refs 2nd c.AD+; σ. τὴν ἐπίνοιαν accomplish it, LXX+2nd c.BC+:—middle. Refs 3rd c.BC+:— passive, NT+3rd c.BC+
b active, with infinitive, σ. καταφαγεῖν finish eating, LXX: with participle,LXX
c perpetrate, βίαιόν τι Refs 1st c.BC+:—middle, περὶ ὧν συντετέλεσται, τυχεῖν αὐτὸν.. τιμωρίας Refs 3rd c.BC+:— passive, Refs 2nd c.BC+
2 passive, to be caused, brought about, frequently in Refs 4th c.BC+., of a plurality of causes, Refs; simply, occur, happen, τὰς συντελουμένας.. φάσεις Refs 1st c.BC+
3 celebrate or hold sacred rites, ἁγιστείας Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν ἡμέραν Refs 4th c.BC+; τὸν ἀγῶνα, τὴν πανήγυριν, Refs 1st c.BC+ —passive, θυσία τῷ Διὶ σ. Refs 4th c.BC+
4 make an end of, destroy, LXX
II pay towards common expenses, contribute, σ. ἑξήκοντα τάλαντα Refs 4th c.BC+; but mostly without the sum expressed, ἐν ταῖς εἰσφοραῖς σ. εἰς τὸν πόλεμον contribute by payment of the εἰσφοραί towards the war, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 generally, contribute, πρὸς or εἰς τὴν γένεσιν, Refs 4th c.BC+; πρὸς ἓν ἅπαντα σ. Refs 2nd c.AD+: also with dative, to be of service, be profitable, help, τῷ βίῳ Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, to be contributed, εἴς τι Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 ὧν οὐδὲν εἰς τὴν ἐξαλλαγὴν σ. τῆς ἐπιμελείας none of which make for (require) a change of treatment, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III since at Athens all citizens were classed accusative to their rateable property, and the contributions to which they were liable, σ. εἰς.. meant to belong to a class, be counted in it Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐς τὸ μετοικικόν, ἐς τὸ συνέδριον, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III.2 σ. ἐς Ἀθήνας, ἐς Ὀρχομενόν, εἰς τὸ Ἀρκαδικόν, used of communities united in or to a state, Refs 5th c.BC+ the tributaries, 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| suntelamiσυντελέσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | make | 1× |
| suntelorōσυντελεῖσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | completed | 2× |
| suntelarōntosσυντελῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | thoroughly | 1× |
| suntelarantosσυντελέσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | finished | 1× |
| suntelirantaiuσυντελεσθεισῶν | happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive plural feminine | ended | 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 | suntelamō | suntelame | suntelami1×συντελέσω | suntelama | suntelamē | suntelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntelasō | suntelase | suntelasi | suntelasa | suntelasē | suntelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntelatō | suntelate | suntelati | suntelata | suntelatē | suntelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | suntelanō | suntelane | suntelani | suntelana | suntelanē | suntelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntelavō | suntelave | suntelavi | suntelava | suntelavē | suntelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntelalō | suntelale | suntelali | suntelala | suntelalē | suntelalelē |
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 | suntelomō | suntelome | suntelomē | suntelomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntelosō | suntelose | suntelosē | sunteloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntelotō | suntelote | suntelotē | suntelotelē |
| we 1st person plural | suntelonō | suntelone | suntelonē | suntelonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntelovō | suntelove | suntelovē | suntelovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntelolō | suntelole | suntelolē | suntelolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntelimi | suntelima |
| you 2nd person singular | suntelisi | suntelisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunteliti | suntelita |
| we 1st person plural | suntelini | suntelina |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntelivi | sunteliva |
| they 3rd person plural | suntelili | suntelila |
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 | suntelameiō | suntelameia | suntelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntelaseiō | suntelaseia | suntelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntelateiō | suntelateia | suntelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | suntelaneiō | suntelaneia | suntelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntelaveiō | suntelaveia | suntelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntelaleiō | suntelaleia | suntelaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntelomeiō | suntelomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunteloseiō | sunteloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunteloteiō | sunteloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunteloneiō | sunteloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunteloveiō | sunteloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunteloleiō | sunteloleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntelimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunteliseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunteliteia |
| we 1st person plural | suntelineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunteliveia |
| they 3rd person plural | suntelileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | suntelasōr | suntelasar | suntelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntelatōr | suntelatar | suntelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntelavōr | suntelavar | suntelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | suntelalōr | suntelalar | suntelalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | suntelosōr | suntelosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntelotōr | suntelotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntelovōr | suntelovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | suntelolōr | suntelolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | suntelisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntelitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntelivar |
| they 3rd person plural | suntelilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntelamoiō | suntelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | suntelasoiō | suntelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntelatoiō | suntelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | suntelanoiō | suntelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntelavoiō | suntelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | suntelaloiō | suntelaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntelomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | suntelosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntelotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | suntelonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntelovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sunteloloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntelimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | suntelisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntelitoia |
| we 1st person plural | suntelinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntelivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunteliloia |
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 | suntelarō | suntelari | suntelara | suntelarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | suntelorō2×συντελεῖσθαι | suntelorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | sunteliri | suntelira |
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 | suntelarōntos1×συντελῶν | suntelarintos | suntelarantos1×συντελέσας | suntelarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | suntelorōntos | suntelorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | suntelirintos | suntelirantos1× |
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
suntel 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.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
suntelami“make”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Hebrews 8:8… Idou hēmerais ercholō, legatō kurios, kai suntelami epi ton oikon Israēl kai epi …… declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house …
suntelorō“completed”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive2×
Mark 13:4“accomplished”… tinem tem sēmem hotan mellateiō houteim suntelorō panteim.… happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”
Acts 21:27“completed”Hōs de mellale tais hepta hēmerais suntelorō, tois apo tau Asiau Ioudaiois theaserantois …When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They …
suntelarōntos“thoroughly”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Romans 9:28logon gar suntelarōntos kai suntemarōntos poiati kurios epi tau …… out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
suntelarantos“finished”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 4:13kai suntelarantos panton peirasmon tos diabolos apostēata apo …When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until …
suntelirantaiu“ended”happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive plural feminine1×
Luke 4:2… oudenem en tai hēmerai ekeinai, kai suntelirantaiu autaiu peinata.… those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.