What does ἐκτελέω (ekteléō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκτελέω (ekteléō) is a Greek word meaning "to complete fully".
Greek · G1615
ἐκτελέω
To complete fully
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ἐκτελέω G1615
Pronunciation ekteléō
What does ἐκτελέω (ekteléō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκτελέω (ekteléō) is a Greek word meaning "to complete fully".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1615?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include finish (1), to finish [the work] (1).
Where does ἐκτελέω (ekteléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 14:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It finish 1× Luke 14:30
to finish [the work] 1× Luke 14:29
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 14:29
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Luke 2
Source forms
ἐκτελέσαι 2x ektelesai Luke 14:29, Luke 14:30
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2x Luke 14:29, Luke 14:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to complete fully
Strong's G1615
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to complete fully
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to bring to an end, finish, complete: Luk.14:29-30.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 14:29 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐκτελέσαι, ektelesai
I complete, perform
Read verse Luke 14:30 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐκτελέσαι. ektelesai
I complete, perform
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Luke 14:29 · Luke 14:30 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐκτελέω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain