"a complete combination, a completion, consummation, end, Mt. 13:39, 40, 49; 24:3; 28:20; Heb. 9:26*"
Definition and meaning
a complete combination, a completion, consummation, end, Mt. 13:39, 40, 49; 24:3; 28:20; Heb. 9:26*
In the original Greek the word is written: συντέλεια
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of synteleia (G4930) across the King James Bible.
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
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Common questions
Strong's G4930 (synteleia) is a Greek word that means: a complete combination, a completion, consummation, end, Mt. 13:39, 40, 49; 24:3; 28:20; Heb. 9:26* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word synteleia (G4930) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4930 is synteleia, a Greek word defined as: a complete combination, a completion, consummation, end, Mt. 13:39, 40, 49; 24:3; 28:20; Heb. 9:26*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
synteleia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.