verb

telesforamō

Greekτελεσφορέω (telesforeō)

Strong’sG5052

I bring to maturity

stem telesfor-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

bring … fruitto maturity1×

What it means

** τελεσφορέω, -ῶ

(< τέλος, φέρω) [in LXX: IV Mac 13:20 *;]

(a) of plants, to bring fruit to perfection (Theophr.): Lk 8:14

(b) of females, to bear perfect offspring (Artemid.; IV Mac, l.c.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5052 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidtel-es-for-eh'-o

to be a bearer to completion (maturity), i.e. to ripen fruit (figuratively)

Fromfrom a compound of G5056 and G5342;

King Jamesbring fruit to perfection.

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
telesforalōτελεσφοροῦσιν	happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural	bring … fruitto maturity	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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	telesforamō	telesforame	telesforami	telesforama	telesforamē	telesforamelē
you 2nd person singular	telesforasō	telesforase	telesforasi	telesforasa	telesforasē	telesforaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	telesforatō	telesforate	telesforati	telesforata	telesforatē	telesforatelē
we 1st person plural	telesforanō	telesforane	telesforani	telesforana	telesforanē	telesforanelē
ye 2nd person plural	telesforavō	telesforave	telesforavi	telesforava	telesforavē	telesforavelē
they 3rd person plural	telesforalō1×τελεσφοροῦσιν	telesforale	telesforali	telesforala	telesforalē	telesforalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	telesforameiō	telesforameia	telesforameiē
you 2nd person singular	telesforaseiō	telesforaseia	telesforaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	telesforateiō	telesforateia	telesforateiē
we 1st person plural	telesforaneiō	telesforaneia	telesforaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	telesforaveiō	telesforaveia	telesforaveiē
they 3rd person plural	telesforaleiō	telesforaleia	telesforaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	telesforasōr	telesforasar	telesforasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	telesforatōr	telesforatar	telesforatēr
ye 2nd person plural	telesforavōr	telesforavar	telesforavēr
they 3rd person plural	telesforalōr	telesforalar	telesforalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	telesforamoiō	telesforamoia
you 2nd person singular	telesforasoiō	telesforasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	telesforatoiō	telesforatoia
we 1st person plural	telesforanoiō	telesforanoia
ye 2nd person plural	telesforavoiō	telesforavoia
they 3rd person plural	telesforaloiō	telesforaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	telesforarō	telesforari	telesforara	telesforarē

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	telesforarōtos	telesforaritos	telesforaratos	telesforarētos

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

telesforstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

telesfor 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

telesforalō“bring … fruitto maturity”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Luke 8:14“bring … fruitto maturity”tem de eis tain akanthain piptaratem, houtois alō tois akouaratois, kai hupo merimnaiu kai ploutou kai hēdonaiu tou biou poreuerōtois sumpnigilō kai ouk telesforalō.The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.