τελευτάω, -@; 1 aor. ἐτελεύτησα; pf. ptep. τετελευτηκώς (Jn. xi. 591, T Tr WH) ; (τελευτή); fr. Hom. down; 1. trans. to finish; to bring to an end or close: τὸν βίον, to finish life, to die, often fr. Aeschyl. and Hdt.down. 2. intrans. [cf. B. 8180, 4] fo have an end or close, come to an end; hence to die, very often so fr. Aeschyl. and Hat. down (Sept. for ny), and always in the N.T.: Mt. ii. 19; ix. 18; xxii. 25; Mk. ix. 44, 46 [(these two vss. T WH om. Tr br.)], 48; Lk. vii. 2; Jn. xi. 39 L T Tr WH; Acts ii. 29; vii. 15; Heb. xi. 22; θανάτῳ τελευτάτω (in imitation of the Hebr. ny ny, Ex. xxi. 12, 15-17, etc.), [A. V. let him die the death i. e.] let him surely die [W. 339 (319); B. § 133, 22], Mt. xv. 4; Mk. vii. 10.

τελευτάω teleutaō 11x

to end, finish, complete; absol. to end

τελευτάω, -ῶ

(< τελευτή), [in LXX chiefly for מוּת ;]

trans., to complete, finish; esp. τ. τ. αἰῶνα, τ. βίον, to complete life, to die (Æsch., Hdt., al.).

Intrans., to come to an end, hence, to die (Hdt., al.): Mt 2:19 9:18 22:25, Mk 9:48, Lk 7:2, Jo 11:39, Ac 2:29 7:15, He 11:22; Hebraistically, θανάτῳ τελευτάτω (מוּת יוּמָת, Ex 21:17), Mt 15:4, Mk 7:10 (LXX).†

τελευτάω is trans. = “ bring to an end” in BGU I. 361% 18 (a.p. 184) τελευτᾶν τ[ὸν] βίον. For the general intrans. meaning “«die,” which the verb shows from v/B.c. onwards, it is enough to cite from the papyri such passages as P Magd 2

τελευτάω (teleutaō) — to decease. τελευτ-άω, future -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect τετελεύτηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, future middle τελευτήσομαι always in passive sense, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἐτελευτήθην [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—bring to pass, accomplish, ὄφρα.. τελευτήσω τάδε ἔργα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; fulfil an oath or promise, wish or hope, τ. ἐέλδωρ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τελευτᾶν τινι κακὸν ἦμαρ bring about an evil day for one, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ δ᾽ ἔνθεν ποῖ τελευτῆσαί με χρ; to what end must I bring it? [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.:—passive, to be fulfilled, come to pass, happen, [same places] entry [near the start]; πρίν γε τὸ Πηλεΐδαο τελευτηθῆναι ἐέλδωρ [Refs 8th c.BC+]

2. finish, σχεδίην.. ἐπηγκενίδεσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπεί ῥ᾽ ὄμοσέν τε, τελεύτησέν τε τὸν ὅρκον had sworn and completed (made binding) the oath, [Refs], etc.; ἡσύχιμον ἁμέραν τ. close a peaceful day, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄρξομαι ἐκ βολβοῖο τελευτήσω δ᾽ ἐπὶ θύννον (i.e. τὸ δεῖπνον) [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. especially τ. τὸν αἰῶνα finish life, i.e. die, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπ᾽ ἄλλου τ. τὸν βίον, i.e. to be killed, [Refs] make an end of life, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so λόγου τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. b frequently absolutely, end life, die, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὶν τελευτήσαντ᾽ ἴδῃς before you see him dead, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. ὑπό τινος die by another's hand or means,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; of animals, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. intransitive (as always in Prose, except in signification [Refs]

II.1. to be accomplished, λόγων κορυφαί [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. come to an end, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. b with words indicating the kind of end or outcome, ἢν ὁ πόλεμος κατὰ νόον τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὖ τ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πτωχοὶ τ. end by being beggars, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὕτως τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. ἔς τι come to a certain end, issue in, αἱ εὐτυχίαι ἐς τοῦτο ἐτελεύτησαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. ἐς τὠυτὸ γράμμα end in the same letter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς ἄνδρας ἐκ μειρακίων τ. [Refs]; ποῖ (ἐς τί) τελευτᾶν (φασι); came to what end? [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. die, see above [Refs]

II.4. the participle τελευτῶν, ῶσα, ῶν, is used with Verbs like an adverb, to finish with, at the end, at last, as τελευτῶν ἔλεγε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κἂν ἐγίγνετο πληγὴ τελευτῶσα there would have been a fray to finish with, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰς ὀλοφύρσεις τελευτῶντες ἐξέκαμνον at last they got tired of mourning, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; sometimes with another participle, τὴν τυραννίδα χαλεπὴν τελευτῶσαν γενομένην having at last become.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.5. of local limits and the like, μέχρι Σολόεντος ἄκρης, ἣ τελευτᾷ τῆς Λιβύης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῇ ἡ Κνιδίη χώρη ἐς τὴν ἤπειρον τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]