Word study · Greek

teleiótēs

perfection

Say it: tel-ee-OT-ace (approximate)

τελειότης

What it means

Completeness, maturity, perfection. In 3:14, love is "the bond of perfection," the thing that holds the rest together. Also in Hebrews 6:1.

Range of meaning

  • PerfectionCompleteness.
  • MaturityFull growth.

In Colossians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G5047 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources