- Transliteration: Teleo

- Phonetic: tel-eh'-o

- Definition:

1. to bring to a close, to finish, to end

a. passed, finished

2. to perform, execute, complete, fulfil, (so that the thing done corresponds to what has been said, the order, command etc.)

a. with special reference to the subject matter, to carry out the contents of a command

b. with reference also to the form, to do just as commanded, and generally involving the notion of time, to perform the last act which completes a process, to accomplish, fulfil

3. to pay

a. of tribute "It is finished or paid" John 19:30

- Origin: from G5056" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5056

- TDNT entry: 08:57,1

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G5056" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5056; to end that is complete execute conclude discharge (a debt): - accomplish make an end expire fill up finish go over pay perform.