ΤΕΛΗ, τελη
TELĒ, telē
Sounds Like: TEH-lee
Translations: ends, taxes, customs, outcomes, goals, fulfillments, rites, ceremonies, perfectings; finish, complete, pay, perform
From the root: ΤΕΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: The word ΤΕΛΗ can be an inflected form of the noun ΤΕΛΟΣ (telos), meaning 'end, goal, outcome, tax, or fulfillment'. In this case, it would be the nominative or accusative plural. It can also be an inflected form of the verb ΤΕΛΕΩ (teleō), meaning 'to finish, complete, pay, or perform'. In this case, it would be the second person singular present active imperative or the third person singular present active subjunctive.
Inflection: Noun: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter; Verb: Second Person Singular, Present, Active, Imperative; or Third Person Singular, Present, Active, Subjunctive
Strong’s numbers: G5056 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5055 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 8:186, 8:317
- Book 12 — 6:175, 6:178, 6:224
- Book 13 — 7:125
- Book 14 — 15:415, 16:469, 16:472
- Book 15 — 5:114
- Book 16 — 2:45
- Book 18 — 4:90
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 27:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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
- 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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