τελέω

teléō · Greek · Strong's G5055 · 28 occurrences

The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “finish”

What it means

to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt)

from G5056 (τέλος);

How the KJV renders it

accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“finish”

also renders ekteléō (G1615), dianýō (G1274), apoteléō (G658), epiteléō (G2005), synteléō (G4931), teleióō (G5048), bâtsaʻ (H1214), yᵉtsâʼ (H3319), kᵉlal (H3635), shâlam (H7999), shᵉlam (H8000)

“perform”

also renders poiéō (G4160), apodídōmi (G591), epiteléō (G2005), katergázomai (G2716), bâtsaʻ (H1214), gâmar (H1584), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâlâʼ (H6381), shâlam (H7999)

“accomplish”

also renders exartízō (G1822), epiteléō (G2005), plēróō (G4137), plḗthō (G4130), mâlêʼ (H4390), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâlâʼ (H6381), râtsâh (H7521), tâmam (H8552)

“pay”

also renders apodekatóō (G586), yᵉhab (H3052), meker (H4377), nâthan (H5414)

“fill up”

also renders symplēróō (G4845), anaplēróō (G378), antanaplēróō (G466)

“make an end”

also renders tâmam (H8552)

“expire”

also renders plēróō (G4137)

“go over”

also renders diaperáō (G1276)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

28 occurrences in the Greek text.

2 Corinthians 12:9 V-PPI-3S2 Timothy 4:7 V-RAI-1SActs 13:29 V-AAI-3PGalatians 5:16 V-AAS-2PJames 2:8 V-PAI-2PJohn 19:28 V-RPI-3SJohn 19:30 V-RPI-3SLuke 2:39 V-AAI-3PLuke 12:50 V-APS-3SLuke 18:31 V-FPI-3SLuke 22:37 V-APNMatthew 7:28 V-AAI-3SMatthew 10:23 V-AAS-2PMatthew 11:1 V-AAI-3SMatthew 13:53 V-AAI-3SMatthew 17:24 V-PAI-3SMatthew 19:1 V-AAI-3SMatthew 26:1 V-AAI-3SRevelation 10:7 V-API-3SRevelation 11:7 V-AAS-3PRevelation 15:1 V-API-3SRevelation 15:8 V-APS-3PRevelation 17:17 V-FPI-3PRevelation 20:3 V-APS-3SRevelation 20:5 V-APS-3SRevelation 20:7 V-APS-3SRomans 2:27 V-PAP-NSFRomans 13:6 V-PAI-2P

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.