ΥΤΕΛΗ, υτελη
YTELĒ, ytelē
Sounds Like: too-LEH
Translations: costly, expensive, precious, a costly thing, a precious thing
From the root: ΤΕΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'costly' or 'precious'. It is often used to describe something of high value or expense. It is the accusative singular form of the adjective 'τελής' (telēs), which is derived from 'τέλος' (telos), meaning 'end' or 'completion'. In the provided examples, it appears as part of compound words like 'πολυτελή' (polytelē), meaning 'very costly' or 'luxurious', and 'βραχυτελή' (brachytele), meaning 'short-lived' or 'brief'. The form 'ΥΤΕΛΗ' itself is likely a component of such compounds or an inflected form of a related adjective.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G5056 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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
- ΤΕΛΕ — finish, complete, fulfill, accomplish, pay, bring to an end, end, completion, purpose, outcome, tax, custom
- 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
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