verb
teleutamō
Greekτελευτάω (teleutaō)
Strong’sG5053
I end, finish, die
stem teleut-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books7 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τελευτάω, -ῶ
(< τελευτή), [in LXX chiefly for מוּת;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5053 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| teleutatōτελευτᾷ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | die | 1× |
| teleutataἐτελεύτησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | died | 4× |
| teleutatōrτελευτάτω | happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular | let him die | 2× |
| teleutarōτελευτᾶν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | die | 1× |
| teleutarōtosτελευτῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | dying | 1× |
| teleutaratouΤελευτήσαντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine | died | 1× |
| teleutarētouτετελευτηκότος | has happened · of, belonging toperfect active participle genitive singular masculine | dead | 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, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | teleutamō | teleutame | teleutami | teleutama | teleutamē | teleutamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | teleutasō | teleutase | teleutasi | teleutasa | teleutasē | teleutaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleutatō1×τελευτᾷ | teleutate | teleutati | teleutata4×ἐτελεύτησεν | teleutatē | teleutatelē |
| we 1st person plural | teleutanō | teleutane | teleutani | teleutana | teleutanē | teleutanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleutavō | teleutave | teleutavi | teleutava | teleutavē | teleutavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | teleutalō | teleutale | teleutali | teleutala | teleutalē | teleutalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | teleutameiō | teleutameia | teleutameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | teleutaseiō | teleutaseia | teleutaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleutateiō | teleutateia | teleutateiē |
| we 1st person plural | teleutaneiō | teleutaneia | teleutaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleutaveiō | teleutaveia | teleutaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | teleutaleiō | teleutaleia | teleutaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | teleutasōr | teleutasar | teleutasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleutatōr2×τελευτάτω | teleutatar | teleutatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleutavōr | teleutavar | teleutavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | teleutalōr | teleutalar | teleutalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | teleutamoiō | teleutamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | teleutasoiō | teleutasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | teleutatoiō | teleutatoia |
| we 1st person plural | teleutanoiō | teleutanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | teleutavoiō | teleutavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | teleutaloiō | teleutaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | teleutarō1×τελευτᾶν | teleutari | teleutara | teleutarē |
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 | teleutarōtos1×τελευτῶν | teleutaritos | teleutaratos1× | teleutarētos1× |
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
teleut 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
teleutatō“die”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 9:48“die”hopou tos skōlēxos autoiu ouk teleutatō kai tem purem ouk sbennuitō.where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’
teleutata“died”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular4×
Matthew 9:18“died”Houteim autou lalarōtou autoi idou archōnos henos ercharatos proskunate auto legarōtos hoti Tas thugatēras mu arti teleutata; alla ercharatos epitithasar tan cheiran su epi autan, kai zōeti.While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”
Matthew 22:25“died”ale de para ni hepta adelfois; kai tos prōtos gamaratos teleutata, kai mē echarōtos spermem afiēkata tan gunaikan autou to adelfo autou;Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
Acts 2:29“died”Anēroir adelfoir, exestinarōtem legara meta parrēsiau pros vin peri tou patriarchou David, hoti kai teleutata kai thaptita, kai tem mnēmem autou atō en ni achri tau hēmerau houtau;Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
Acts 7:15“died”kai katabainata Iakōb eis Aiguptan. kai teleutata autos kai tois patērois nu,So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
teleutatōr“let him die”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 15:4“let him die.”tos gar theos legata; Timasōr ton patēron kai tan mētēran, kai; Tos kakologarōtos patēron ē mētēran thanato teleutatōr;For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Mark 7:10“let him die”Mōusos gar legata; Timasōr ton patēron su kai tan mētēran su, kai; Tos kakologarōtos patēron ē mētēran thanato teleutatōr;For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
teleutarō“die”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 7:2“die”Hekatontarchēou de tinou doulos kakōs echarōtos mellate teleutarō, hos ate auto entimos.There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
teleutarōtos“dying”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 11:22“dying”pistia Iōsēf teleutarōtos peri tau exodau toiu huioiu Israēl mnēmoneuata, kai peri teiu osteiu autou entelleta.By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
teleutaratou“died”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine1×
Matthew 2:19“died”Teleutaratou de tou Hērōdou idou angelos kuriou fainetō kata onarem to Iōsēf en AiguptaAfter Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
teleutarētou“dead”has happened · of, belonging toperfect active participle genitive singular masculine1×
John 11:39“dead”legatō tos Iēsus; Airavar ton lithon. legatō auto tas adelfas tou teleutarētou Marthas; Kurior, ēdē ozatō, tetartaios gar atō.“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”