- ἀποτελέω
- ἀποτελέω fut. ἀποτελοῦμαι Lk 13:32 D; 1 aor. ἀπετέλεσα, pass. ἀπετελέσθην (s. τελέω; Hdt., X. et al.; ins, pap, LXX, En, TestSol; Philo, Aet. M. 41 al., De Prov. in Eus., PE 7, 21, 2; Ar. 4, 2; Just., Ath.).① to bring an activity to an end, bring to completion, finish (1 Esdr 5:70 v.l.; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 154) of the constr. of a tower Hs 9, 5, 1f; 9, 26, 6. τὰ ῥήματα πάντα finish all the words v 2, 4, 2. Fig., pass. in act. sense come to completion, be fully formed (Aristot., De Cael. 26, 268b τὸ σῶμα ἀπετελέσθη; Luc., Herm. 8 ὸ̔ς ἂν ἀποτελέσθῃ πρὸς ἀρετήν; Synesius, Dio 1 p. 36 Petau Δίων φιλόσοφος ἀπετελέσθη) ἡ ἁμαρτία ἀποτελεσθεῖσα sin, when it has run its course Js 1:15 (in the sense of being completed in action, cp. Pla., Leg. 823d ἀ. τὰ προσταχθέντα, 7th Letter 336c ἀ. βουλήσεις).② to accomplish someth., but without special reference to a beginning, perform (Pla., Gorg. 503d; Isocr. 10, 63; X., Cyr. 5, 1, 14; PTebt 276, 14; 2 Macc 15:39; En 5:2; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 179; Ar. 4, 2; Just., D. 134, 2) ἰάσεις cures Lk 13:32 (v.l. ἐπιτελῶ; for D s. beg. of this entry; s. ἐπιτελέω).—DELG s.v. τέλος. M-M.
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