telos · end

What it means

telos (τέλος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “end”.

Completion; "to the end", fully. Also tax.

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. The end of something.
2. The aim, where something leads.
3. Money paid to the authority on goods or services.

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

How it is translated

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

• end ×29
• goal ×2
• outcome ×2
• tax ×2
• Finally ×1
• continually ×1
• ends ×1
• fulfillment ×1
• tolls ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×6
• Mark×3
• Luke×4
• John×1
• Romans×5
• 1 Corinthians×3
• 2 Corinthians×3
• Philippians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×4
• James×1
• 1 Peter×4
• Revelation×3

• Matthew 10:22

  And you will be hated by all because of my name; but the one who endures to the end, this one will be saved.

• Matthew 17:25

  He says, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke first to him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take tolls or tribute? From their sons or from strangers?”

• Matthew 24:6

  And you will hear of wars and reports of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for it must happen, but the end is not yet.

• Matthew 24:13

  But the one who endures to the end, this one will be saved.

• Matthew 24:14

  And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

• Matthew 26:58

  And Peter was following him from a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside, he sat with the attendants to see the outcome.

• Mark 3:26

  And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he has an end.

• Mark 13:7

  And when you hear of wars and reports of wars, do not be alarmed; this must happen, but the end is not yet.

• Mark 13:13

  And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end, this one will be saved.

• Luke 1:33

  and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

• Luke 18:5

  yet because this widow causes me trouble, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me out by coming continually.’”

• Luke 21:9

  And when you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be terrified; for these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once.”

• Luke 22:37

  For I tell you that this that is written must be accomplished in me: ‘And he was counted with the lawless.’ For indeed what is written about me has its fulfillment.”

• John 13:1

  Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come to pass out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, loved them to the end.

• Romans 6:21

  What fruit then did you have at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

• Romans 6:22

  But now, having been set free from sin and made slaves to God, you have your fruit for sanctification, and the end, eternal life.

• Romans 10:4

  For the Messiah is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

• Romans 13:7

  Pay to all what is owed: to the one owed tribute, tribute; to the one owed tax, tax; to the one owed fear, fear; to the one owed honor, honor.

• 1 Corinthians 1:8

  who will also confirm you to the end, blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

• 1 Corinthians 10:11

  Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our warning, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

• 1 Corinthians 15:24

  then the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has done away with every rule and every authority and power.

• 2 Corinthians 1:13

  For we are not writing to you anything else than what you read or even understand; and I hope that you will understand until the end,

• 2 Corinthians 3:13

  and we are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not gaze at the end of what was being set aside.

• 2 Corinthians 11:15

  So it is no great thing if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their deeds.

• Philippians 3:19

  whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:16

  hindering us from speaking to the nations so that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But the wrath has come upon them to the end.

• 1 Timothy 1:5

  But the goal of the instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith.

• Hebrews 3:14

  For we have become sharers in the Messiah, if indeed we hold the beginning of our confidence firm to the end,

• Hebrews 6:8

  but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to a curse, whose end is for burning.

• Hebrews 6:11

  And we desire each of you to show the same diligence for the full assurance of hope until the end,

• Hebrews 7:3

  without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.

• James 5:11

  Look, we count happy those who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the outcome given by the Lord, that the Lord is full of compassion and merciful.

• 1 Peter 1:9

  obtaining the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

• 1 Peter 3:8

  Finally, all of you be like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brothers, tenderhearted, humble,

• 1 Peter 4:7

  But the end of all things has drawn near. So be sensible and sober for prayers.

• 1 Peter 4:17

  For it is the time for judgment to begin with the house of God; and if it begins first with us, what will be the end of those who disobey the good news of God?

• Revelation 2:26

  And the one who conquers and the one who keeps my works until the end, I will give him authority over the nations,

• Revelation 21:6

  And he said to me, “They are done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life freely.

• Revelation 22:13

  I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

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