τελει-όω (teleioo)

Where it lives

1 John 4 · 18.81/10k
Hebrews 9 · 17.92/10k
Philippians 1 · 6.26/10k
James 1 · 5.85/10k
John 5 · 3.27/10k
Nicomachean Ethics 16 · 2.84/10k
Leviticus 4 · 2.14/10k
Esdras II 2 · 1.69/10k
Exodus 4 · 1.69/10k
Siracides 3 · 1.63/10k
Sapientia Salomonis 1 · 1.45/10k
Analytica priora et posteriora 8 · 1.44/10k

Densest 12 of 36 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

τελει-όω · telei-oō — LSJ

make perfect, complete

make perfect, complete:

I make perfect, complete, accomplish, having completed, complete the tale of, to be accomplished, when, had their wishes accomplished

of things, acts, works, time, make perfect, complete, accomplish, πάντα ἐτελέωσε ποιήσας Hdt. 1.120; τελεώσαντες τὰς σπονδάς having completed the libations, Th. 6.32; τελειοῖ τὴν ἐνέργειαν ἡ ἡδονή Arist. EN 1174b23; τ. βίου ἐνιαυτούς complete the tale of years, App.Anth. 2.281 (Philadelphia); τὸ ἔργον Ev.Jo. 4.34; τὰς ἡμέρας Ev.Luc. 2.43; τὸν δρόμον Act.Ap. 20.24; τὸν περὶ παιδοτροφίας λόγον ἐνθάδε τελειοῦμεν Sor. 1.126:—Med., Iamb. VP 29.158, Protr. 20:—Pass., to be accomplished, Hdt. 1.160, S.

b execute, make, valid by completing

execute a legal instrument, make it valid by completing it, PCair.Preis. 43.10 (i A.D.), PAmh. 2.111.16 (ii A.D.), BGU 578.21 (ii A.D.), 1657.6 (iii A.D.).

2 complete, make perfect, to be made perfect

in Logic, τ. τὸ εἶδος complete, make perfect the form or species, Arist. EN 1174a16:—Pass., of syllogisms, to be made perfect (by reduction to the 1st figure, the other figures being ἀτελεῖς), Id. APr. 29a16, 30, al.

3 to be fulfilled

Pass., of prophecies, to be fulfilled, Ev.Jo. 19.28.

II bring to perfection, consummation, sealed, success, make, successful, to be made perfect, attain perfection, by reaching maturity, come to maturity

bring to perfection or consummation, ἐπιγενόμενα δὲ ταῦτα τῷ Δαρείῳ ἐτελέωσέ μιν sealed his success, in his claim to the monarchy, Hdt. 3.86; τελειῶσαι λόχον make the ambush successful, S. OC 1089 (lyr.):— Pass., to be made perfect, attain perfection, Id. El. 1510 (anap.); esp. by reaching maturity in point of age, Pl. Smp. 192a, R. 466e, 487a, 498b, etc.; so of the embryo, plants, come to maturity, Arist. GA 776a31, Thphr. HP 8.2.6, Sor. 1.33, al., Gal. 6.531; τελειωθέντος [μειρακίου] κατὰ τὸ μ

2

in Pass. also, τελειωθῆναι, = γῆμαι, Paus.Gr. Fr. 306, cf. τέλειος 1.2b, τέλος 1.6.

3 to be made perfect

Pass., to be made perfect, of true Christians, Ep.Hebr. 11.40, 12.23.

4 die

Pass., die, IG 14.628 (Rhegium).

III bring fruit to maturity, come to maturity

intr., bring fruit to maturity, come to maturity, Arist. GA 757b24.

In the wild

τελειοῦνταί · teleiountai Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora APr.Α (DIORISIS sentence 494)
τελειοῦνται · teleiountai Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora APr.Α (DIORISIS sentence 443)
τελειοῦνται · teleiountai Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora APr.Α (DIORISIS sentence 148)
τελειοῦνται · teleiountai Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora APr.Α (DIORISIS sentence 140)
τελειουμένων · teleioumenōn Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora APr.Α (DIORISIS sentence 145)
τελειοῦσθαι · teleiousthai Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora APr.Α (DIORISIS sentence 489)

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