What does ἕως · τελέω mean in the Bible?
ἕως · τελέω is a Greek phrase meaning "until it is accomplished, completed, fulfilled".
Greek · G2193, G5055
ἕως ὅτου τελεσθῇ
A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place) · to finish
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ἕως G2193 a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
Pronunciation héōs
Marks the endpoint of an action or state, whether temporal, spatial, or quantitative; terminus ad quem.
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τελέω G5055 to finish
Pronunciation teléō
To complete something to its appointed end or purpose; fulfillment rather than mere cessation.
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What does ἕως ὅτου τελεσθῇ (heōs hotou telesthē) mean in the Bible?
ἕως · τελέω is a Greek phrase meaning "until it is accomplished, completed, fulfilled".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2193, G5055?
G2193, G5055 is connected to 145 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. until it is accomplished, completed, fulfilled
Source Gloss
until it is accomplished, completed, fulfilled
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 145
Matt 1:17 · Matt 1:25 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 5:25 · Matt 11:12 · Matt 11:13 · Matt 11:23 · Matt 13:33 · Matt 14:22 · Matt 17:9 · Matt 17:17 · Matt 18:21 · Matt 18:22 · Matt 18:34 · Matt 20:8 · Matt 22:26 107×
Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:26 · Matt 10:11 · Matt 10:23 · Matt 12:20 · Matt 16:28 · Matt 18:30 · Matt 22:44 · Matt 23:39 · Matt 24:34 · Matt 24:39 · Mark 6:10 · Mark 6:45 · Mark 9:1 38×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 28 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 18 present 5 perfect 3 future 2
Voice
active 15 passive 13
Mood
indicative 18 subjunctive 8 infinitive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:28 ἐτέλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:23 τελέσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 11:1 ἐτέλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:53 ἐτέλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 17:24 τελεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 19:1 ἐτέλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:1 ἐτέλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:39 ἐτέλεσαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 12:50 τελεσθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 18:31 τελεσθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 22:37 τελεσθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive John 19:28 τετέλεσται perfect passive indicative resultant John 19:30 Τετέλεσται perfect passive indicative resultant Acts 13:29 ἐτέλεσαν aorist active indicative completed Romans 2:27 τελοῦσα present active participle participle Romans 13:6 τελεῖτε present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 12:9 τελεῖται present passive indicative ongoing Galatians 5:16 τελέσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 2 Timothy 4:7 τετέλεκα perfect active indicative resultant James 2:8 τελεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Revelation 10:7 ἐτελέσθη aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 11:7 τελέσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 15:1 ἐτελέσθη aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 15:8 τελεσθῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 17:17 τελεσθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Revelation 20:3 τελεσθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 20:5 τελεσθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 20:7 τελεσθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive
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
ἕως ὅτου τελεσθῇ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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