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G5047 τελειότης (teleiótēs)
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Quick Definition

τελειότης, τητος, ἡ n.f. perfectness, perfection

Strong's Definition

from 5046; (the state) completeness (mentally or morally)

KJV Usage: perfection(-ness)

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, f. | -ητος | τελέω

88.101 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Mature Behavior

maturity maturity in thought and behavior

HEB 6:1

88.37 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Perfect, Perfection

perfection, perfect a state of perfection, implying some process of maturity

COL 3:14 · HEB 6:1

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

τελειότης, τητος, ἡ, (τέλειος, 4. V-), perfection ; a. i. 6. the state of the more intelligent : Heb. vi. 1 [here R.V. mrg. full growth). b. perfection: (τῆς ἀγάπης, Clem. Rom. 1 Cor. 50,1 [where see Harnack]); 8050]. moral and spiritual perfection, Col. iii. 14 [A.V. perfectness], on which pass. see σύνδεσμος, 1. (Prov. xi. 3 Alex.; Judg. ix. 16,19; Sap. vi. 16; xii.17; Clem. Rom. 1 Cor. 53, 5; Plat. deff. p. 412 Ὁ. d.; [Aristot. phys. 3, 6 p. 207%, 21; 8, 7 p. 261", 36]; Antonin. 5, 15.) [ΟΥ̓ reff. s. v. τέλειος, and B. Hartung, Der Begriff der τελειότης im N. T. (4to. Leipz. 1881).]

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

τελειότης teleiotēs 2x

completeness, perfectness, Col. 3:14; ripeness of knowledge or practice, maturity, Heb. 6:1*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

τελειότης, -ητος, ἡ

(< τέλειος), [in LXX: Jg 9:16, 19 (תָּמִים), Pr 11:3 (תֻּמָּה), Wi 6:15 12:17, Je 2:2 * ;]

perfection, completeness: Col 3:14, He 6:1

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

τελειότης, “perfection, completeness” (Col 313, Heb 61): cf. the magic P Lond 121778 (iii/A.p.) (=I. p. 109) τελειότητος ἀναγκαστικὴ ἀπόρροια. > 66 9 τελευτάω

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

τελειότης (teleiotēs) — perfection. τελειότης, ητος, ἡ, completeness, perfection, [LXX+5th c.BC+]; ψυχῆς τελεότης [Refs 3rd c.BC+].

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