What does τέλειος · τελείως mean in the Bible?
); neuter (as noun, with ) completeness".
Greek · G5046, G5049
τέλειος
Perfect · completely
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τέλειοςG5046perfect
Pronunciationtéleios
Complete maturity in moral and spiritual development, not merely flawless perfection or philosophical idealism.
Open lexicon entry →τελείωςG5049completely
Pronunciationteleíōs
Open lexicon entry →What does τέλειος (téleios) mean in the Bible?
τέλειος · τελείως is a Greek phrase meaning "complete (in various applications of labor, growth, mental and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with ) completeness".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5046, G5049?
G5046, G5049 is connected to 19 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. complete (in various applications of labor, growth, mental and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with ) completeness
Source Gloss
complete (in various applications of labor, growth, mental and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with ) completeness
Extended definition
:--of full age, man, perfect.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 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 patterns9Aligned forms19Case patternNominative (12)Number patternSingular (12)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 5:48 · 1 Cor 14:20 · Phil 3:15 · Col 4:12 · Jas 1:45×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:48 · Matt 19:21 · Jas 3:23×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterRom 12:2 · 1 Cor 13:10 · Jas 1:173×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine1 John 4:181×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineHeb 5:141×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineHeb 9:111×
Dative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 2:61×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineEph 4:13 · Col 1:28 · Jas 1:253×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterJas 1:41×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Witnesses
mature, complete
mature, complete
Word Origins
τέλειος is built from this root: