What does ἀποτελέω (apoteléō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποτελέω (apoteléō) is a Greek word meaning "to complete".
Greek · G658
ἀποτελέω
To complete
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ἀποτελέω G658
Pronunciation apoteléō
What does ἀποτελέω (apoteléō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποτελέω (apoteléō) is a Greek word meaning "to complete".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G658?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include vvv (1), when it is full-grown (1).
Where does ἀποτελέω (apoteléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 13:32. Its strongest book concentrations include James (1), Luke (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 vvv 1× Luke 13:32
when it is full-grown 1× James 1:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 13:32
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 James 1
Source forms
ἀποτελεσθεῖσα 1x apotelestheisa James 1:15
ἀποτελῶ 1x apotelō Luke 13:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x James 1:15
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 13:32
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to complete
Source Gloss
to complete
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 1:15 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀποτελεσθεῖσα apotelesqeisa
I complete, accomplish, form fully, perfect
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
passive 1 active 1
Mood
participle 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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
ἀποτελέω is built from these roots:
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