"a completing; a fulfillment, an accomplishment of predictions, promised, etc., Lk. 1:45; finality of function, completeness of operation and effect, Heb. 7:11*"
Definition and meaning
a completing; a fulfillment, an accomplishment of predictions, promised, etc., Lk. 1:45; finality of function, completeness of operation and effect, Heb. 7:11*
In the original Greek the word is written: τελείωσις
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 teleiosis (G5050) across the King James Bible.
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood,(for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
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Common questions
Strong's G5050 (teleiosis) is a Greek word that means: a completing; a fulfillment, an accomplishment of predictions, promised, etc., Lk. 1:45; finality of function, completeness of operation and effect, Heb. 7:11* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word teleiosis (G5050) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5050 is teleiosis, a Greek word defined as: a completing; a fulfillment, an accomplishment of predictions, promised, etc., Lk. 1:45; finality of function, completeness of operation and effect, H. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
teleiosis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.