Word study · Greek
teleō
to finish, to complete
Say it: tel-EH-oh (approximate)
τελέω
What it means
To bring to an end, to complete, to fulfill. Jesus' last words in John are "It is finished" (19:30), using the form tetelestai, which was also written on receipts to mean "paid in full." It is the verb of the same root as telos ("end, goal").
Range of meaning
- FinishComplete.
- FulfillBring to completion.
- PaySettle a debt.
In John
- Chapter 19
"It is finished" (19:28-30).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G5055 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources