ΤΕΛΕ, τελε
TELE, tele
Sounds Like: TEH-leh
Translations: finish, complete, fulfill, accomplish, pay, bring to an end, end, completion, purpose, outcome, tax, custom
From the root: ΤΕΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This word, 'ΤΕΛΕ', is a stem or root form that appears in various inflections and derivations related to the concept of 'end' or 'completion'. Without diacritics, it could represent several different words. It is most commonly associated with the verb 'τελέω' (teleō), meaning 'to finish, complete, fulfill, accomplish, or pay', or the noun 'τέλος' (telos), meaning 'an end, completion, purpose, or tax'. Its usage often implies bringing something to its intended conclusion or fulfilling an obligation. For example, it could be an imperative form like 'τέλει' (telei), meaning 'finish!' or 'complete!', or part of a compound verb like 'συντελέω' (synteleō), meaning 'to complete together' or 'to bring to an end'. Given the provided context, it appears as part of 'συντελεία' (synteleia), which is a noun meaning 'completion' or 'consummation', derived from 'συντελέω'.
Inflection: This is a stem or root form and does not inflect on its own. It forms the basis for various inflected verbs (e.g., imperative, present tense) and nouns (e.g., nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, singular, plural, all genders).
Strong’s numbers: G5055 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5056 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
None found.
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΕΛΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΤΕΗΣ — end, goal, outcome, completion, fulfillment, tax, custom, duty
- ΤΕΛ — end, goal, completion, outcome, tax, custom, duty, finally, at last, to finish, to complete, to pay, to accomplish
- ΤΕΛΕΣ — end, goal, completion, outcome, fulfillment, tax, a tax
- ΤΕΛΕΣΙΝ — complete, perfect, finished, accomplished, fulfilled, brought to an end, final, ultimate
- ΤΕΛΕΣΤΗΡΙΑ — place of initiation, place of consecration, sacred place, sanctuary, temple
- ΤΕΛΗ — ends, taxes, customs, outcomes, goals, fulfillments, rites, ceremonies, perfectings; finish, complete, pay, perform
- ΤΕΛΙΑ — end, completion, fulfillment, outcome, goal, purpose, tax, custom, a tax, a custom
- ΤΕΛΙΑΝ — end, a completion, a fulfillment, an outcome, a purpose, a goal, a tax, a toll
- ΤΕΛΙΟΤΗΣ — perfection, completeness, maturity, a perfection, a completeness, a maturity
- ΤΕΛΟΙΣ — to ends, to purposes, to taxes, to outcomes, to fulfillments, to consummations, to payments, to customs
- ΤΕΛΟΣ — end, a goal, a purpose, an outcome, a completion, a tax, a custom, a duty
- ΤΕΛΟΥΣ — of an end, of a goal, of a completion, of a purpose, of a result, of a tax, of a custom, of a toll
- ΤΕΛΟΥΣʼ — of the end, of the goal, of the outcome, of the completion, of the tax, of the custom, of the duty
- ΤΟΤΕΛΟΣ — the end, the goal, the outcome, the purpose, the completion, the fulfillment
- ΥΤΕΛΗ — costly, expensive, precious, a costly thing, a precious thing
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