What does συντέλεια (syntéleia) mean in the Bible?
συντέλεια (syntéleia): End of the age when God's plan reaches its appointed completion and fulfillment
Greek · G4930
συντέλεια
Consummation
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συντέλεια G4930
Pronunciation syntéleia
What does συντέλεια (syntéleia) mean in the Bible?
συντέλεια (syntéleia): End of the age when God's plan reaches its appointed completion and fulfillment
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4930?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include end (3), [the] end (2), of the end (1).
Where does συντέλεια (syntéleia) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:39. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), Hebrews (1).
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 end 3× Matthew 13:40, Matthew 13:49, Matthew 28:20
[the] end 2× Matthew 13:39, Hebrews 9:26
of the end 1× Matthew 24:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 13:39 συντέλεια to [the] end Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Matthew 13:40 συντελείᾳ to end Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 13:49 συντελείᾳ to end Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 24:3 συντελείας to of the end Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 28:20 συντελείας to end Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Hebrews 9:26 συντελείᾳ to [the] end Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:39
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 2
Matthew 5 Hebrews 1
Source forms
συντελείᾳ 3x synteleia Matthew 13:40, Matthew 13:49, Hebrews 9:26
συντελείας 2x synteleias Matthew 24:3, Matthew 28:20
συντέλεια 1x synteleia Matthew 13:39
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 3x Matthew 13:40, Matthew 13:49, Hebrews 9:26
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 2x Matthew 24:3, Matthew 28:20
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Matthew 13:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. End of the age when God's plan reaches its appointed completion and fulfillment
Strong's G4930
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 13:36–43 Source Gloss
consummation
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
End of the age when God's plan reaches its appointed completion and fulfillment
(συντελέω), [in LXX chiefly for כָּלָה and (in Da) for קוּם ;]
1in cl., a joint payment or contribution for public service; hence, generally, joint action (Plat.).
2In late writers (Polyb., al.), consummation, completion: σ. τ. αἰῶνος, -ων (cf. Dan LXX TH Dan.12:13, al.), Mat.13:39-40, 49 24:3 28:20, Heb.9:26.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:39 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
συντέλεια sunteleia
a completion, consummation, end
Read verse Matthew 13:40 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
συντελείᾳ sunteleia
a completion, consummation, end
Read verse Matthew 13:49 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
συντελείᾳ sunteleia
a completion, consummation, end
Read verse Matthew 24:3 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
συντελείας sunteleiav
a completion, consummation, end
Read verse Matthew 28:20 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
συντελείας sunteleiav
a completion, consummation, end
Read verse Hebrews 9:26 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
συντελείᾳ sunteleia
a completion, consummation, end
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 3 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Dative (3) Number pattern Singular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 13:39 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 24:3 · Matt 28:20 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 13:40 · Matt 13:49 · Heb 9:26 3×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
consummation or completion of the age
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
συντέλεια is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Defines the eschatological endpoint of kingdom history. Matthew 13:36–43
Canonical Themes
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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