verb
teleiimō
Greekτελειόω (teleioō)
Strong’sG5048
I complete, accomplish, make perfect
stem telei-23 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books17 forms occur
Translated as
2 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.
What it means
τελειόω, -ῶ
(< τέλειος), [in LXX: Ex 29:9, Le 4:5, al. (τ. χεῖρας, מָלֵא pi.), II Ki 22:26, al. (תָּמַם), Wi 4:13, al. (cf. Westc., He., 64);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5048 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtel-i-o'-o
to complete, i.e. (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character)
Fromfrom G5046;
King Jamesconsecrate, finish, fulfil, make) perfect.
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 it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| teleiimōτελειοῦμαι | happening now · Ipresent passive indicative 1st person singular | complete | 1× |
| teleiataἐτελείωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | made … perfect | 1× |
| teleiitaἐτελειώθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | made complete | 1× |
| teleiatēτετελείωκεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | perfected | 1× |
| teleiimēτετελείωμαι | has happened · Iperfect passive indicative 1st person singular | made perfect | 1× |
| teleiitēτετελείωται | has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular | perfected | 3× |
| teleiameiaτελειώσω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | finish | 2× |
| teleiiteiaτελειωθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | fulfilled | 1× |
| teleiileiaτελειωθῶσιν | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | made perfect | 1× |
| teleiaraτελειῶσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | finish | 4× |
| teleiaratosτελειώσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | completing | 1× |
| teleiaratoiuτελειωσάντων | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine | over | 1× |
| teleiiratosτελειωθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | made perfect | 1× |
| teleiirētasτετελειωμένη | has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular feminine | perfected | 1× |
| teleiirētonτετελειωμένον | has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular masculine | made perfect | 1× |
| teleiirētoisτετελειωμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine | completely | 1× |
| teleiirētoiuτετελειωμένων | has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural masculine | made perfect | 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, 8 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 | teleiamō | teleiame | teleiami | teleiama | teleiamē | teleiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | teleiasō | teleiase | teleiasi | teleiasa | teleiasē | teleiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleiatō | teleiate | teleiati | teleiata1×ἐτελείωσεν | teleiatē1×τετελείωκεν | teleiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | teleianō | teleiane | teleiani | teleiana | teleianē | teleianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleiavō | teleiave | teleiavi | teleiava | teleiavē | teleiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | teleialō | teleiale | teleiali | teleiala | teleialē | teleialelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | teleiimō1×τελειοῦμαι | teleiime | teleiimi | teleiima | teleiimē1×τετελείωμαι | teleiimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | teleiisō | teleiise | teleiisi | teleiisa | teleiisē | teleiiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleiitō | teleiite | teleiiti | teleiita1×ἐτελειώθη | teleiitē3×τετελείωται | teleiitelē |
| we 1st person plural | teleiinō | teleiine | teleiini | teleiina | teleiinē | teleiinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleiivō | teleiive | teleiivi | teleiiva | teleiivē | teleiivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | teleiilō | teleiile | teleiili | teleiila | teleiilē | teleiilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | teleiameiō | teleiameia2×τελειώσω | teleiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | teleiaseiō | teleiaseia | teleiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleiateiō | teleiateia | teleiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | teleianeiō | teleianeia | teleianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleiaveiō | teleiaveia | teleiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | teleialeiō | teleialeia | teleialeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | teleiimeiō | teleiimeia | teleiimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | teleiiseiō | teleiiseia | teleiiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleiiteiō | teleiiteia1×τελειωθῇ | teleiiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | teleiineiō | teleiineia | teleiineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleiiveiō | teleiiveia | teleiiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | teleiileiō | teleiileia1×τελειωθῶσιν | teleiileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | teleiasōr | teleiasar | teleiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleiatōr | teleiatar | teleiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleiavōr | teleiavar | teleiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | teleialōr | teleialar | teleialēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | teleiisōr | teleiisar | teleiisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleiitōr | teleiitar | teleiitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleiivōr | teleiivar | teleiivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | teleiilōr | teleiilar | teleiilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | teleiamoiō | teleiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | teleiasoiō | teleiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleiatoiō | teleiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | teleianoiō | teleianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleiavoiō | teleiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | teleialoiō | teleialoia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | teleiimoiō | teleiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | teleiisoiō | teleiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleiitoiō | teleiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | teleiinoiō | teleiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleiivoiō | teleiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | teleiiloiō | teleiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | teleiarō | teleiari | teleiara4×τελειῶσαι | teleiarē |
| acted on passive voice | teleiirō | teleiiri | teleiira | teleiirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 7 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | teleiarōtos | teleiaritos | teleiaratos2×τελειώσας | teleiarētos |
| acted on passive voice | teleiirōtos | teleiiritos | teleiiratos1×τελειωθεὶς | teleiirētos4× |
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
telei 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
23 occurrences, every one of them listed
teleiimō“complete”happening now · Ipresent passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 13:32“complete”kai legata autoi; Poreuiratois legavar ta alōpēxa houta; Idou ekballamō daimoneim kai iasiain apotelamō sēmeron kai aurion, kai ta trita teleiimō.But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’
teleiata“made … perfect”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 7:19“made … perfect”oudenem gar teleiata tos nomos, epeisagōgas de kreittōnau elpiau, dia hau engizanō to theo.( for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
teleiita“made complete”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 2:22“made complete”blepasō hoti tas pistias sunergate tei ergei autou kai ek teiu ergeiu tas pistias teleiita,You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.
teleiatē“perfected”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 10:14“perfected”hena gar prosfora teleiatē eis tem diēnekem toin hagiazirōtoin.because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.
teleiimē“made perfect”has happened · Iperfect passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Philippians 3:12“made perfect”Ouk hoti ēdē lambama ē ēdē teleiimē, diōkamō de ei kai katalambameia, epi he kai katalambima hupo Christou.Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
teleiitē“perfected”has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
1 John 2:5“perfected”hos de an tērateiō autou ton logon, alēthōs en houto tas agapas tou theou teleiitē. en houte gnōskanō hoti en auto anō;But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
1 John 4:17“perfected”en houte teleiitē tas agapas meta nu, hina parrēsian echaneiō en ta hēmera tau krisiau, hoti kathōs ekeinos atō kai nis anō en to kosmo houto.In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
1 John 4:18“perfected”fobos ouk atō en ta agapa, alla tas teleias agapas exō ballatō ton fobon, hoti tos fobos kolasian echatō, tos de foberōtos ouk teleiitē en ta agapa.There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
teleiameia“finish”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular2×
John 4:34“finish”legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Ēmem brōmem atō hina poiameia tem thelēmem tou pemparatou min kai teleiameia autou tem ergem.Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
John 5:36“accomplish”mis de echamō tan marturian megotereim tou Iōannou, teim gar ergeim heim dōatē mi tos patēros hina teleiameia auteim, auteim teim ergeim heim poiamō, marturatō peri mu hoti tos patēros min apostelatē,But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish — the very works I am doing — testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
teleiiteia“fulfilled”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
John 19:28“fulfilled”Meta houtem horarētos tos Iēsus hoti ēdē panteim telitē hina teleiiteia tas grafas legatō; Dipsamō.After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
teleiileia“made perfect”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:40“made perfect”tou theou peri nu kreittōnem tinem probleperatou, hina mē chōris nu teleiileia.God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
teleiara“finish”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive4×
Acts 20:24“finish”alla oudenou logou poiemō tan psuchan timian miauto hōs teleiara ton dromon mu kai tan diakonian han lambama para tou kuriou Iēsu, diamarturera tem euangeliem tau chariau tou theou.But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus — the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Hebrews 2:10“make … perfect”Prepate gar auto, dia hon teim panteim kai dia hou teim panteim, polloin huioin eis doxan agaraton ton archēgon tau sōtērēau autoiu dia pathēmeiu teleiara.In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
Hebrews 9:9“perfect”hotinas parabolas eis ton kairon ton enistanarēton, kata han dōreim tē kai thusiais prosferilō mē dunerōtais kata suneidēsian teleiara ton latreuarōton,It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.
Hebrews 10:1“make perfect”Skian gar echarōtos tos nomos teiu mellarōteiu agatheiu, ouk autan tan eikōnan teiu pragmeiu, kata eniauton tai autai thusiai hain prosferalō eis tem diēnekem oudepote dunetō toin prosercherōtoin teleiara;For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
teleiaratos“completing”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
John 17:4“completing”mis sin doxazama epi tau gēau, tem ergem teleiaratos hem dōasē mi hina poiameia;I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
teleiaratoiu“over”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Luke 2:43“over”kai teleiaratoiu tain hēmerain, en te hupostrefarō autoin hupomenata Iēsus tos paidos en Ierousalēm, kai ouk gnōskala tois gonevois autou.When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
teleiiratos“made perfect”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 5:9“made perfect”kai teleiiratos gineta pantoi toi hupakouarōtoi auto aitios sōtērēau aiōniau,And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
teleiirētas“perfected”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
1 John 4:12“perfected”theon oudenos pōpote theasetē; ean agapaneiō allēloin, tos theos en ni menatō kai tas agapas autou en ni teleiirētas atō.No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
teleiirēton“made perfect”has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 7:28“made perfect”tos nomos gar anthrōpoin kathistanatō archierevoin echarōtoin asthenian, tos logos de tau horkōmosiau tau meta ton nomon huion, eis ton aiōnon teleiirēton.For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
teleiirētois“completely”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
John 17:23“completely”mis en autoi kai sis en mi, hina aleiō teleiirētois eis henem, hina gnōskateiō tos kosmos hoti sis min apostelasa kai agapasa autoin kathōs min agapasa.I in them and You in Me — that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
teleiirētoiu“made perfect”has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
Hebrews 12:23“made perfect”kai ekklēsa prōtotokoiu apografirētoiu en ouranoi, kai krito theo pantoiu, kai pneumei dikaioiu teleiirētoiu,in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,