Strong's Concordance teleios: having reached its end, i.e. complete, by ext. perfect Original Word: τέλειος, α, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: teleios Phonetic Spelling: (tel'-i-os) Short Definition: perfect, full-grown Definition: perfect, (a) complete in all its parts, (b) full grown, of full age, (c) specially of the completeness of Christian character. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 5046 téleios (an adjective, derived from 5056 /télos, "consummated goal") – mature (consummated) from going through the necessary stages to reach the end-goal, i.e. developed into a consummating completion by fulfilling the necessary process (spiritual journey). See 5056 (telos). [This root (tel-) means "reaching the end (aim)." It is well-illustrated with the old pirate's telescope, unfolding (extending out) one stage at a time to function at full-strength (capacity effectiveness).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5046: τέλειοςτέλειος, τελεία, τέλειον (τέλος), in classic Greek sometimes also τέλειος, τέλειον (cf. Winers Grammar, § 11,1), from Homer down, the Sept. several times for שָׁלֵם, תָּמִים, etc.; properly, brought to its end, finished; lacking nothing necessary to completeness; perfect: ἔργον, James 1:4; ἡ ἀγάπη, 1 John 4:18; ὁ νόμος, James 1:25; (δώρημα, James 1:17); τελειοτερα σκηνή, a more perfect (excellent) tabernacle, Hebrews 9:11; τό τέλειον, substantively, that which is perfect: consummate human integrity and virtue, Romans 12:2 (others take it here as an adjective belonging to θέλημα); the perfect state of all things, to be ushered in by the return of Christ from heaven, 1 Corinthians 13:10; of men, full-grown, adult; of full age, mature (Aeschylus Ag. 1504; Plato, legg. 11, p. 929{c}): Hebrews 5:14; τέλειος ἀνήρ (Xenophon, Cyril 1, 2, 4f; 8, 7, 6; Philo de cherub. § 32; opposed to παιδίον νήπιον, Polybius 5, 29, 2; for other examples from other authors see Bleek, Brief a. d. Hebrew ii., 2, p. 133f), μέχρι ... εἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον, until we rise to the same level of knowledge which we ascribe to a full-grown man, until we can be likened to a full-grown man, Ephesians 4:13 (opposed to νήπιοι, 14); τέλειοι ταῖς φρεσί (opposed to παιδία and νηπιαζοντες ταῖς φρεσί), 1 Corinthians 14:20 (here A. V. men); absolutely, οἱ τέλειοι, the perfect, i. e. the more intelligent, ready to apprehend divine things, 1 Corinthians 2:6 (R. V. marginal reading full-grown) (opposed to νήπιοι ἐν Χριστῷ, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance complete, perfect, matureFrom telos; complete (in various applications of labor, growth, mental and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with ho) completeness -- of full age, man, perfect. see GREEK telos see GREEK ho Forms and Transliterations τελεια τελεία τέλειαι τελειοι τέλειοι τελειοις τελείοις τελειον τέλειον τελειος τέλειος τέλειός τελειοτερας τελειοτέρας τελειων τελείων teleia teleía teleioi téleioi teleiois teleíois teleion teleiōn teleíon teleíōn téleion teleios téleios téleiós teleioteras teleiotérasLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 504619 Occurrences τελεία — 1 Occ. τελείων — 1 Occ. τέλειοι — 5 Occ. τελείοις — 1 Occ. τέλειον — 7 Occ. τέλειός — 3 Occ. τελειοτέρας — 1 Occ. Matthew 5:48 Adj-NMP GRK: οὖν ὑμεῖς τέλειοι ὡς ὁ NAS: Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly KJV: ye therefore perfect, even as your INT: Therefore you perfect even as the Matthew 5:48 Adj-NMS Matthew 19:21 Adj-NMS Romans 12:2 Adj-NNS 1 Corinthians 2:6 Adj-DMP 1 Corinthians 13:10 Adj-ANS 1 Corinthians 14:20 Adj-NMP Ephesians 4:13 Adj-AMS Philippians 3:15 Adj-NMP Colossians 1:28 Adj-AMS Colossians 4:12 Adj-NMP Hebrews 5:14 Adj-GMP Hebrews 9:11 Adj-GFS-C James 1:4 Adj-ANS James 1:4 Adj-NMP James 1:17 Adj-NNS James 1:25 Adj-AMS James 3:2 Adj-NMS 1 John 4:18 Adj-NFS |
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