Strong’s G5055 · Greek

τελέω
teléō

Definition

to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt)

Etymology

from G5056 (τέλος);

Word family

How the KJV renders it

  • accomplish
  • make an end
  • expire
  • fill up
  • finish
  • go over
  • pay
  • perform

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.