τέλειος teleios · G5046
perfect
τέλειος, -α, -ον; (τέλος), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלֵם, תָּמִים and cogn. forms ; ] ; having reached its end, finished, mature, complete, perfect; 1. of persons, primarily of physical development, ; (a) full-grown, mature: Heb.5:14; ethically: Php.3:15; opposite to νήπιος (-άζειν), 1Co.2:6 14:20, Eph.4:13; τ. καὶ πεπληροφορημένοι, Col.4:12; τ. ἐν Χριστῷ, Col.1:28; (b) complete, perfect (expressing the simple idea of complete goodness, without reference either to maturity or to the philosophical idea of a τέλος; see Hort on Jas.1:4): Mat.5:48 19:21, Jas.1:4 3:2; of God, Mat.5:48. ; 2. Of things, complete, perfect: Rom.12:2; ἔργον, Jas.1:4; νόμος, Jas.1:25; δώρημα, Jas.1:17; ἀγάπη, 1Jn.4:18; …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
τέλειος ; and τέλεος, α, ον, in Trag., Attic dialect, and Doric dialectalso ος, ον, [] is alone used by [], neither form in []; τέλεος is alone used by [] are recommended by []; τέλειος first in [], frequently in Papyri [] adverb is sometimes τέλεον[], etc., τέλειον []: the form τέλεως, accusative τέλεων, with plural τέλεῳ, is found in []: the form τέληον in []: (τέλος):—perfect, of victims, entire, without spot or blemish, ἀρνῶν αἰγῶν τε τελείων []; βοτὸν τ. []; τὸνς ϝεξήκοντα τελέονς ὄϝινς …
Where it's used 19 times
Matthew 5:48 · Matthew 19:21 · Romans 12:2 · 1 Corinthians 2:6 · 1 Corinthians 13:10 · 1 Corinthians 14:20 · Ephesians 4:13 · Philippians 3:15 · Colossians 1:28 · Colossians 4:12 · Hebrews 5:14 · Hebrews 9:11 · James 1:4 · James 1:17 · James 1:25 · James 3:2 · 1 John 4:18 … and 2 more
Source: TBESG G5046; TFLSJ G5046
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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