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Strong's G5055 τελέω (teleo)

Teleo means “end” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5055 — nagach (“gore”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5055
Language Greek
Linked Usages 49
Books 23

Strong's G5055 Quick Answer

Strong's G5055 τελέω (teleo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. teleo (tel-eh'-o) v. 1. to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt) [from G5056] It has 49 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include finished, pay, accomplished, filled, and have. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
teleo (tel-eh'-o) v. 1. to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt) [from G5056]
Usage
49 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
finished, pay, accomplished, filled, and have

Meaning and Definition

teleo (tel-eh'-o) v. 1. to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt) [from G5056] KJV: accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform Root(s): G5056

Original Word
τελέω
Transliteration
teleo
Derivation
Root: τέλος R1: 5056
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5055. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to finish

Usage: τελέω, -ῶ (τέλος), [in LXX for כָּלָה, pi., etc. ;] __1. to bring to an end, complete, finish: τ. δρόμον, 2Ti.4:7; τ. λόγους, Mat.7:28 19:1 26:1; τ. παραβολάς, Mat.13:53; τ. πόλεις, Mat.10:23; pass., Rev.15:8 20:3, 5 20:7; with ptcp., Mat.11:1. __2. to execute, perform, complete, fulfil: Luk.2:39, Act.13:29, Rom.2:27, 2Co.12:9, Gal.5:16, Jas.2:8, Rev.11:7; pass., Luk.12:50 18:31 22:37, Jhn.19:28, 30, Rev.10:7 15:1 17:17. __3. to pay (frequently in cl.): Mat.17:24, Rom.13:6 (cf.

ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, συν-τελέω).† (AS)

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How Strong's G5055 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render teleo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

finished Ezra 5:16 10× accomplished Luke 12:50 2× filled Revelation 15:1 2× pay Matthew 17:24 2× end Matthew 11:1 fulfilled Ezra 1:1 have Ruth 2:21 over Matthew 10:23 performed Luke 2:39 they Ezra 10:17

How Strong's G5055 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 26 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5055 (τελέω) appears 23 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5055 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5055 in the New Testament

26 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 10:23 KJV

But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

Matthew 11:1 KJV

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

Matthew 13:53 KJV

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

Strong's G5055 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 10:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And the sons of Ham, Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Numbers 25:3 Septuagint / Brenton

And Israel consecrated themselves to Baal-peor; and the Lord was very angry with Israel.

Numbers 25:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And Moses said to the tribes of Israel, Slay ye every one his friend that is consecrated to Baal-peor.

Strong's G5055 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

9 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 8:65 Septuagint / Brenton

Moreover they that were come out of the captivity offered sacrifice unto the Lord God of Israel, even twelve bullocks for all Israel, fourscore and sixteen rams,

Judith 8:34 Septuagint / Brenton

But inquire not ye of mine act: for I will not declare it unto you, till the things be finished that I do.

1 Maccabees 4:51 Septuagint / Brenton

Furthermore they set the loaves upon the table, and spread out the veils, and finished all the works which they had begun to make.

Usage Excerpts

First 49 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5055.

Genesis 10:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Ham, Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Numbers 25:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel consecrated themselves to Baal-peor; and the Lord was very angry with Israel.
Numbers 25:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to the tribes of Israel, Slay ye every one his friend that is consecrated to Baal-peor.
Ruth 2:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ruth said to her mother-in-law, Yea, he said also to me, Keep close to my damsels, until the men shall have finished all my reaping.
Ruth 3:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said, Sit still, my daughter, until thou shalt know how the matter will fall out; for the man will not rest until the matter be accomplished this day.
Ezra 1:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians, and he issued a proclamation through all his kingdom, and that in writing, saying,
Ezra 5:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then that Sheshbazzar came, and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem: and from that time even until now it has been building, and has not been finished.
Ezra 6:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they finished this house by the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
Ezra 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra, the scribe of the law of the Lord God of heaven, Let the order and the answer be accomplished.
Ezra 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when these things were finished, the princes drew near to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands in their abominations, even the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, the Ammonite, the Moabite, and the Mizraimite and the Amorite.
Ezra 10:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they made an end with all the men who had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
Nehemiah 6:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Psalms 105:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They were joined also to Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead. And they provoked him with their devices;
Hosea 4:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will not visit upon your daughters when they shall commit fornication, nor your daughters-in-law when they shall commit adultery: for they themselves mingled themselves with harlots, and sacrificed with polluted ones, and the people that understood not entangled itself with a harlot.
Matthew 10:23 New Testament, KJV
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Matthew 11:1 New Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
Matthew 13:53 New Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
Matthew 17:24 New Testament, KJV
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
Matthew 19:1 New Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
Matthew 26:1 New Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
Luke 2:39 New Testament, KJV
And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
Luke 12:50 New Testament, KJV
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
Luke 18:31 New Testament, KJV
Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
Luke 22:37 New Testament, KJV
For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
John 19:28 New Testament, KJV
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
John 19:30 New Testament, KJV
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Acts 13:29 New Testament, KJV
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
Romans 2:27 New Testament, KJV
And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
Romans 13:6 New Testament, KJV
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Galatians 5:16 New Testament, KJV
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
2 Timothy 4:7 New Testament, KJV
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
James 2:8 New Testament, KJV
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
Revelation 10:7 New Testament, KJV
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
Revelation 11:7 New Testament, KJV
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Revelation 15:1 New Testament, KJV
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
Revelation 15:8 New Testament, KJV
And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
Revelation 17:17 New Testament, KJV
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Revelation 20:3 New Testament, KJV
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Revelation 20:5 New Testament, KJV
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Revelation 20:7 New Testament, KJV
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
1 Esdras 8:65 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover they that were come out of the captivity offered sacrifice unto the Lord God of Israel, even twelve bullocks for all Israel, fourscore and sixteen rams,
Judith 8:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But inquire not ye of mine act: for I will not declare it unto you, till the things be finished that I do.
1 Maccabees 4:51 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Furthermore they set the loaves upon the table, and spread out the veils, and finished all the works which they had begun to make.
1 Maccabees 13:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So then he gathered together all the men of war, and made haste to finish the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it round about.
2 Maccabees 4:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Three years afterward Jason sent Menelaus, the aforesaid Simon’s brother, to bear the money unto the king, and to put him in mind of certain necessary matters.
3 Maccabees 5:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The king, receiving him, was astonished at his unwonted exit; and, overwhelmed with a spirit of oblivion about everything, inquired the object of this earnest preparation.
Wisdom of Solomon 4:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus the righteous that is dead shall condemn the ungodly which are living; And youth that is soon perfected the many years and old age of the unrighteous.
Wisdom of Sirach 7:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: But give her to a man of understanding.
Wisdom of Sirach 38:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So every carpenter and workmaster, That laboreth night and day: And they that cut and grave seals, And are diligent to make great variety, And give themselves to counterfeit imagery, And watch to finish a work:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5055, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 6 usages, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
John 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 2 usages, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 8 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5055 FAQ

What does teleo (τελέω) mean?

Teleo (Strong's G5055) is a Greek word most simply glossed "end". teleo (tel-eh'-o) v. 1. to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt) [from G5056]

How many times is teleo (τελέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 49 linked usages for Strong's G5055 across 23 books.

Where can I study teleo (τελέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5055 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate teleo (τελέω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as finished, pay, accomplished, filled, have, and fulfilled. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5055 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 9 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5055, with linked reader references where each row is available.