Strong G1615ἐκτελέω
to finish up
- Transliteration
- ekteleō
- Pronunciation
- ek-tel-eh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐκ-τελέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Deu.32:45 (כָּלָה), 2Ch.4:5, (Da TH Dan.3:40), 2Ma.15:9 *;]
to bring to an end, finish, complete: Luk.14:29-30.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Deu.32:45 (כָּלָה), 2Ch.4:5, (Da TH Dan.3:40), 2Ma.15:9 *;]
to bring to an end, finish, complete: Luk.14:29-30.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1615 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- finish2
First verses
- Luke 14:29Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
- Luke 14:30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐκτελ-έω,
Epic dialect imperfect ἐξετέλειον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.493, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.7)]: Epic dialect future - τελέω [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.286, 10.105)]: aorist participle ἐκτελέσσαντες [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 6.5:)]future middle in passive sense (see. below):—bring to an end, accomplish, achieve, ἐκτελέσας μέγα ἔργον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.275; ὥς κεν..ἐκτελέσειεν ἀέθλους 8.22; ὁδὸν ἐκτελέσαντες 10.41, etc.)]; fulfil a promise, etc., οὐδέ τοι ἐκτελέουσιν ὑπόσχεσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.286; μή οἱ ἀπειλὰς ἐκτελέσωσιθεοί 9.245; οὔ θην Ἕκτορι πάντα νοήματα..Ζεὺς ἐκτελέει 10.105, etc.; ἐπιθυμίην 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.32; ἔρωτα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 193c; τἀντεταλμένα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1648 codices; μυστήρια “PMag. Osl.” 1.306: _absolutely_, Δαρείου ἐκτελέσας (i.e. τὸ ἔργον) κατὰ νοῦν epigram cited in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.88)]:—passive, ὧδε γὰρ ἐκτελέεσθαι ὀΐομαι will be accomplished, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.217, compare 7.353; ἐκτελοῖτο δὴ τὰ χρηστά 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 228.)]
2 of Time, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 565, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.69, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.104)]:—passive, μῆνές τε καὶ ἡμέραι ἐξετελεῦντο [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.294.)]
Epic dialect imperfect ἐξετέλειον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.493, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.7)]: Epic dialect future - τελέω [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.286, 10.105)]: aorist participle ἐκτελέσσαντες [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 6.5:)]future middle in passive sense (see. below):—bring to an end, accomplish, achieve, ἐκτελέσας μέγα ἔργον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.275; ὥς κεν..ἐκτελέσειεν ἀέθλους 8.22; ὁδὸν ἐκτελέσαντες 10.41, etc.)]; fulfil a promise, etc., οὐδέ τοι ἐκτελέουσιν ὑπόσχεσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.286; μή οἱ ἀπειλὰς ἐκτελέσωσιθεοί 9.245; οὔ θην Ἕκτορι πάντα νοήματα..Ζεὺς ἐκτελέει 10.105, etc.; ἐπιθυμίην 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.32; ἔρωτα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 193c; τἀντεταλμένα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1648 codices; μυστήρια “PMag. Osl.” 1.306: _absolutely_, Δαρείου ἐκτελέσας (i.e. τὸ ἔργον) κατὰ νοῦν epigram cited in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.88)]:—passive, ὧδε γὰρ ἐκτελέεσθαι ὀΐομαι will be accomplished, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.217, compare 7.353; ἐκτελοῖτο δὴ τὰ χρηστά 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 228.)]
2 of Time, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 565, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.69, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.104)]:—passive, μῆνές τε καὶ ἡμέραι ἐξετελεῦντο [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.294.)]