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It implies reaching a goal or fulfilling a purpose, particularly in the context of Christian growth and maturity. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the process of becoming spiritually mature and fully developed in faith and character.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of perfection or completeness was often associated with achieving one's purpose or potential. In the context of early Christianity, this idea was adapted to describe the spiritual journey of believers as they strive to become more like Christ. The notion of teleiotés was significant in distinguishing the Christian life as one of ongoing growth and transformation, contrasting with the static perfection often sought in philosophical traditions.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5047</b> <i>teleiótēs</i> (a feminine noun) – completion (consummation), in its <i>cumulative</i> sense, i.e. built on what <i>has to precede</i> and also supports the stage that must come next. <a href="/greek/5056.htm">See 5056</a> (<i>telos</i>).</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/5047.htm">5047</a> <i>/teleiótēs</i> ("<i>consummation</i>") particularly then suggests the <i>combination</i> of truths (stages of spiritual growth), the culmination of which also supports future consummation.</p><p class="discovery">[The other feminine noun from the same root, <a href="/greek/5050.htm">5050</a> (<i>teleíōsis</i>), focuses on the end-stage (fulfillment).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5046.htm">teleios</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>completeness, perfection<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>maturity (1), perfect (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5047: τελειότης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">τελειότης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">τελειότητος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">τέλειος</span>, which see), <span class="accented">perfection</span>; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> i. e. <span class="accented">the state of the more intelligent</span>: <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-1.htm">Hebrews 6:1</a> (here <span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> marginal reading <span class="accented">full growth</span>). <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">perfection</span>: (<span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀγάπης</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Clement of Rome</span>, 1 Cor. 50, 1 [ET] (where see Harnack)); absolutely, <span class="accented">moral and spiritual perfection,</span> <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-14.htm">Colossians 3:14</a> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span>, <span class="accented">perfectness</span>), on which passage, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σύνδεσμος</span></span>, 1. (<a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-3.htm">Proverbs 11:3</a>, <span class="manuref">Alex.</span>; <a href="/interlinear/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16, 19</a>; Wis. 6:16 Wis. 12:17; <span class="abbreviation">Clement of Rome</span>, 1 Cor. 53, 5 [ET]; <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, deff., p. 412 b. d.; (<span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, phys. 3, 6, p. 207a, 21; 8, 7 p. 261{a}, 36); <span class="abbreviation">Antoninus</span> 5, 15.) (Cf. references under the word <span class="greek2">τέλειος</span>, and B. Hartung, Der Begriff der <span class="greek2">τελειότης</span> im N. T. (4to. Leipz. 1881).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>perfection<p>From <a href="/greek/5046.htm">teleios</a>; (the state) completeness (mentally or morally) -- perfection(-ness). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5046.htm">teleios</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>τελειότης τελειοτητα τελειότητα τελειότητι τελειοτητος τελειότητος teleioteta teleiotēta teleióteta teleiótēta teleiotetos teleiotētos teleiótetos teleiótētos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/colossians/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 3:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σύνδεσμος τῆς <b>τελειότητος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> which <span class="itali">is the perfect</span> bond of unity.<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is the bond <span class="itali">of perfectness.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [the] bond <span class="itali">of perfect unity</span><p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 6:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὴν <b>τελειότητα</b> φερώμεθα μὴ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> let us press <span class="itali">on to maturity,</span> not laying<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto <span class="itali">perfection;</span> not<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to <span class="itali">full growth</span> we should go on not<p><b><a href="/greek/5047.htm">Strong's Greek 5047</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5047.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/teleiote_ta_5047.htm">τελειότητα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/teleiote_tos_5047.htm">τελειότητος — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5046.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5046"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5046" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5048.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5048"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5048" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>