teleioō · complete, perfect

What it means

teleioō (τελειόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “complete, perfect”.

Finish, complete; make perfect.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To finish something, carry it out.
2. To bring something to its fullness, lacking nothing.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• brought to completion ×8
• made perfect ×6
• make perfect ×3
• complete ×2
• I may finish ×1
• having completed ×1
• might be fulfilled ×1
• when they had completed ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×2
• John×5
• Acts×1
• Philippians×1
• Hebrews×9
• James×1
• 1 John×4

• Luke 2:43

  and when they had completed the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, and his parents did not know it.

• Luke 13:32

  And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Look, I cast out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I am brought to completion.’

• John 4:34

  Jesus says to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.

• John 5:36

  But I have a testimony greater than John’s; for the works that the Father has given me to complete, the very works that I do, testify about me that the Father has sent me.

• John 17:4

  I glorified you on the earth, having completed the work that you have given me to do.

• John 17:23

  I in them and you in me, that they may be brought to completion as one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them just as you loved me.

• John 19:28

  After this, Jesus, knowing that all was already finished, so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, says, “I am thirsty.”

• Acts 20:24

  But I do not account my life precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the service that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of the grace of God.

• Philippians 3:12

  Not that I have already received it or have already been brought to completion, but I press on, if indeed I may take hold of that for which I also was taken hold of by the Messiah.

• Hebrews 2:10

  For it was fitting for him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the founder of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

• Hebrews 5:9

  and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,

• Hebrews 7:19

  (for the law made nothing perfect), and on the other, the introduction of a better hope, through which we come near to God.

• Hebrews 7:28

  For the law appoints human beings who have weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son made perfect forever.

• Hebrews 9:9

  This is a symbol for the present time, according to which gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot make the worshiper perfect with respect to conscience,

• Hebrews 10:1

  For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the realities, can never, by the same sacrifices that they offer continually year after year, make those who draw near perfect.

• Hebrews 10:14

  For by one offering he has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

• Hebrews 11:40

  since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect apart from us.

• Hebrews 12:23

  and to the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in the heavens, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

• James 2:22

  You see that faith was working together with his works, and by the works faith was brought to completion,

• 1 John 2:5

  But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God has been brought to completion. By this we know that we are in him:

• 1 John 4:12

  No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been brought to completion in us.

• 1 John 4:17

  By this, love has been brought to completion with us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world.

• 1 John 4:18

  There is no fear in love, but complete love casts fear out, because fear has to do with punishment; and whoever fears has not been brought to completion in love.