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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5051. τελειωτής (teleiótés) -- Perfection, completeness, maturity</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5051.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/1-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5051.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5051</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5050.htm" title="5050">◄</a> 5051. teleiótés <a href="../greek/5052.htm" title="5052">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">teleiótés: Perfection, completeness, maturity</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">τελειότης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>teleiótés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>teh-lei-OT-ace<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tel-i-o-tace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Perfection, completeness, maturity<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a perfecter, completer, finisher.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word τέλειος (teleios), meaning "complete" or "perfect."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - תָּם (tam) - Strong's Hebrew 8535, meaning "complete" or "blameless."<p> - שָׁלֵם (shalem) - Strong's Hebrew 8003, meaning "whole" or "complete."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "teleiótés" refers to the state of being complete or perfect, often in a moral or spiritual sense. It implies reaching a goal or fulfilling a purpose, particularly in the context of Christian maturity and spiritual growth. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the process of becoming fully developed in faith and character, aligning with God's will and purpose.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of perfection was often associated with achieving one's full potential or purpose. In the context of early Christianity, "teleiótés" took on a distinctively spiritual dimension, emphasizing the believer's journey towards Christlikeness. This was a counter-cultural idea, as it focused on inner transformation rather than external achievements or status.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5051</b> <i>teleiōtḗs</i> (a masculine noun) – properly, a consummator, bringing a process to its finish (used only in Heb 12:2). <a href="/greek/5056.htm">See 5056</a> (<i>telos</i>).</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/5051.htm">5051</a> <i>/teleiōtḗs</i> ("consummator") specifically refers to Jesus, the one bringing <i>the life of faith to its complete conclusion</i> (<i>consummation, finish</i>). In every scene of His earthly life, Jesus lived in faith, i.e. receiving and perfectly obeying the inbirthing of the Father's will (<i>persuasion</i>).</p><p class="discovery">Heb 12:2: "Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the <i>file-leader</i> <a href="/greek/747.htm">747</a> <i>/arxēgós</i> and <i>consummator</i> (<a href="/greek/5051.htm">5051</a> <i>/teleiōtḗs</i>) of the (operation of) <i>faith</i> (<a href="/greek/4102.htm">4102</a> <i>/pístis</i>), who in place of (<a href="/greek/473.htm">473</a> <i>/antí</i>) <i>the</i> joy set before Him, endured a cross (<a href="/greek/4716.htm">4716</a> <i>/staurós</i>), despising the shame – and in combination (<a href="/greek/5037.htm">5037</a> <i>/té</i>) has taken-seat (Gk perfect tense), <i>in</i> (<a href="/greek/1722.htm">1722</a> <i>/en</i>) the right hand of the throne of God."</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/5048.htm">teleioó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a completer, finisher<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>perfecter (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 5051: τελειωτής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">τελειωτής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">τελειωτου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">τελειόω</span>) (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">consummator</span>), <span class="accented">a perfecter</span>: <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">πίστεως</span>, one who has in his own person raised faith to its perfection and so set before us the highest example of faith, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a>. The word occurs nowhere else.<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>finisher. <p>From <a href="/greek/5048.htm">teleioo</a>; a completer, i.e. Consummater -- finisher. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5048.htm">teleioo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>τελειωτην τελειωτήν τελειωτὴν τελεσιουργεί teleioten teleiotḕn teleiōtēn teleiōtḕn<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/hebrews/12-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 12:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀρχηγὸν καὶ <b>τελειωτὴν</b> Ἰησοῦν ὃς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the author <span class="itali">and perfecter</span> of faith,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">finisher</span> of [our] faith;<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> author and <span class="itali">perfecter</span> Jesus who<p><b><a href="/greek/5051.htm">Strong's Greek 5051</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5051.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/teleio_te_n_5051.htm">τελειωτὴν — 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/5050.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5050"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5050" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5052.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5052"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5052" /></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>