What does τελευτάω (teleutáō) mean in the Bible?
τελευτάω (teleutáō): To die or complete one's life, emphasizing death as life's natural conclusion or endpoint.
Greek · G5053
τελευτάω
To decease
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τελευτάω G5053
Pronunciation teleutáō
What does τελευτάω (teleutáō) mean in the Bible?
τελευτάω (teleutáō): To die or complete one's life, emphasizing death as life's natural conclusion or endpoint.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5053?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include died (4), must be put to death (2), dead [man] (1), dies (1), has just died (1).
Where does τελευτάω (teleutáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (4), Acts (2), Mark (2), 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 died 4× Matthew 2:19, Matthew 22:25, Acts 2:29, Acts 7:15
must be put to death 2× Matthew 15:4, Mark 7:10
dead [man] 1× John 11:39
dies 1× Mark 9:48
has just died 1× Matthew 9:18
to die 1× Luke 7:2
when his end was near 1× Hebrews 11:22
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:19 Τελευτήσαντος to died Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 9:18 ἐτελεύτησεν to has just died Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 15:4 τελευτάτω to must be put to death Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 22:25 ἐτελεύτησεν to died Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 7:10 τελευτάτω to must be put to death Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 9:48 τελευτᾷ to dies Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 7:2 τελευτᾶν to to die Verb - Present Infinitive Active John 11:39 τετελευτηκότος to dead [man] Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Acts 2:29 ἐτελεύτησεν to died Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 7:15 ἐτελεύτησεν to died Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:19
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 6
Matthew 4 Mark 2 Luke 1 John 1 Acts 2 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἐτελεύτησεν 4x eteleutēsen Matthew 9:18, Matthew 22:25, Acts 2:29, Acts 7:15
τελευτάτω 2x teleutatō Matthew 15:4, Mark 7:10
τελευτᾷ 1x teleuta Mark 9:48
τελευτᾶν 1x teleutan Luke 7:2
Τελευτήσαντος 1x Teleutēsantos Matthew 2:19
τελευτῶν 1x teleutōn Hebrews 11:22
τετελευτηκότος 1x teteleutēkotos John 11:39
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 4x Matthew 9:18, Matthew 22:25, Acts 2:29, Acts 7:15
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 15:4, Mark 7:10
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 2:19
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x John 11:39
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 9:48
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Luke 7:2
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 11:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To die or complete one's life, emphasizing death as life's natural conclusion or endpoint.
Strong's G5053
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 4 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 2:19 Source Gloss
to decease
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:19 Verb Aorist Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
τελευτήσαντος teleuthsantov
I end, finish, die
Read verse Matthew 9:18 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐτελεύτησεν· eteleuthsen
I end, finish, die
Read verse Matthew 15:4 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Imperative
τελευτάτω· teleutatw
I end, finish, die
Read verse Matthew 22:25 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐτελεύτησε· eteleuthsen
I end, finish, die
Read verse Mark 7:10 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Imperative
τελευτάτω· teleutatw
I end, finish, die
Read verse Mark 9:44 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
τελευτᾷ, teleuta
I end, finish, die
Read verse Mark 9:46 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
τελευτᾷ, teleuta
I end, finish, die
Read verse Mark 9:48 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
τελευτᾷ, teleuta
I end, finish, die
Read verse Luke 7:2 Verb Present Active Infinitive
τελευτᾷν, teleutan
I end, finish, die
Read verse Acts 2:29 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐτελεύτησε eteleuthsen
I end, finish, die
Read verse Acts 7:15 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐτελεύτησεν eteleuthsen
I end, finish, die
Read verse Hebrews 11:22 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
τελευτῶν teleutwn
I end, finish, die
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 4 Aligned forms 11 Tenses Aorist, Present, Perfect Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Aorist Active Matt 9:18 · Matt 22:25 · Acts 2:29 · Acts 7:15 4×
Present Active Mark 9:48 1×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Present Active Matt 15:4 · Mark 7:10 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Aorist Active Matt 2:19 1×
Perfect Active John 11:39 1×
Present Active Heb 11:22 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Luke 7:2 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5 aorist 4 perfect 1
Voice
active 10
Mood
indicative 4 participle 3 imperative 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:19 Τελευτήσαντος aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:18 ἐτελεύτησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:4 τελευτάτω present active imperative imperative Matthew 22:25 ἐτελεύτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 7:10 τελευτάτω present active imperative imperative Mark 9:48 τελευτᾷ present active indicative ongoing Luke 7:2 τελευτᾶν present active infinitive infinitive John 11:39 τετελευτηκότος perfect active participle participle Acts 7:15 ἐτελεύτησεν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 11:22 τελευτῶν present active participle participle
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Herod's death, marking end of life narrative
Prescriptive usage with θανάτῳ, legal death penalty
Centurion's servant at point of death
Lazarus in tomb, death completed four days prior
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
τελευτάω is built from this root:
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