What does ὅτε · τελέω · Ἰησοῦς mean in the Bible?
ὅτε · τελέω · Ἰησοῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "when, finished, Jesus".
Greek · G3753, G5055, G2424
ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς
When · to finish · Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
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ὅτεG3753when
Pronunciationhóte
Open lexicon entry →τελέωG5055to finish
Pronunciationteléō
To complete something to its appointed end or purpose; fulfillment rather than mere cessation.
Open lexicon entry →ἸησοῦςG2424Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
PronunciationIēsoûs
Open lexicon entry →What does ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς (hote etelesen ho Iesous) mean in the Bible?
ὅτε · τελέω · Ἰησοῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "when, finished, Jesus".
Full entry for ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς (G3753, G5055, G2424) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3753, G5055, G2424?
G3753, G5055, G2424 is connected to 102 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. when, finished, Jesus
Source Gloss
when, finished, Jesus
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 patterns2Aligned forms102
Matt 7:28 · Matt 9:25 · Matt 11:1 · Matt 12:3 · Matt 13:26 · Matt 13:48 · Matt 13:53 · Matt 19:1 · Matt 21:1 · Matt 21:34 · Matt 26:1 · Matt 27:31 · Mark 2:25 · Mark 4:6 · Mark 4:10 · Mark 7:1788×
Mark 1:32 · Mark 6:21 · Mark 14:12 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 17:22 · John 4:21 · John 4:23 · John 5:25 · John 9:4 · John 16:25 · Rom 2:16 · Phil 4:15 · Col 3:7 · 2 Tim 4:314×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 28 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist18present5perfect3future2
Voice
active15passive13
Mood
indicative18subjunctive8infinitive1participle1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:28ἐτέλεσενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 10:23τελέσητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 11:1ἐτέλεσενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 13:53ἐτέλεσενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 17:24τελεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 19:1ἐτέλεσενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 26:1ἐτέλεσενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 2:39ἐτέλεσανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 12:50τελεσθῇaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 18:31τελεσθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveLuke 22:37τελεσθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 19:28τετέλεσταιperfect passive indicativeresultantJohn 19:30Τετέλεσταιperfect passive indicativeresultantActs 13:29ἐτέλεσανaorist active indicativecompletedRomans 2:27τελοῦσαpresent active participleparticipleRomans 13:6τελεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoing2 Corinthians 12:9τελεῖταιpresent passive indicativeongoingGalatians 5:16τελέσητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctive2 Timothy 4:7τετέλεκαperfect active indicativeresultantJames 2:8τελεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 10:7ἐτελέσθηaorist passive indicativecompletedRevelation 11:7τελέσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveRevelation 15:1ἐτελέσθηaorist passive indicativecompletedRevelation 15:8τελεσθῶσινaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveRevelation 17:17τελεσθήσονταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveRevelation 20:3τελεσθῇaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveRevelation 20:5τελεσθῇaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveRevelation 20:7τελεσθῇaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctive
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
ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.