Word study · Greek
teleióō
to complete, to make perfect
Say it: tel-eye-OH-o (approximate)
τελειόω
What it means
To bring to the end or goal, to make complete. In 3:12, Paul says he is not "already made perfect" but presses on. Jesus said on the cross, "It is finished" (a related word, John 19:30).
Range of meaning
- CompleteBring to an end.
- Make perfectBring to maturity.
In Philippians
- Chapter 3
"Or am already made perfect" (3:12).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5048 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources