G5056 – telos – τέλος – an end, result, dues
- Strong’s ID:
- G5056
- Greek Word:
- τέλος
- Transliteration:
- telos
- Pronunciation:
- tel’-os
- Part of Speech:
- noun neuter
- Etymology:
- from a primary τελλω tello (to set out for a definite point or goal)
- Comparables:
- G5411, a tax
- Usage Count:
- 42
- Search:
- Find “telos” in the Bible (New Testament)
Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon
1) an end
2) a result, outcome
3) monetary dues (i.e., toll, custom)
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Strong’s Greek Lexicon
from a primary τελλω tello (to set out for a definite point or goal); properly, the point aimed at as a limit, i.e. (by implication) the conclusion of an act or state (termination [literally, figuratively or indefinitely], result [immediate, ultimate or prophetic], purpose); specifically, an impost or levy (as paid):— + continual, custom, end(-ing), finally, uttermost. Compare G5411.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
1) end
1a) termination, the limit at which a thing ceases to be (always of the end of some act or state, but not of the end of a period of time)
1b) the end
1b1) the last in any succession or series
1b2) eternal
1c) that by which a thing is finished, its close, issue
1d) the end to which all things relate, the aim, purpose
2) toll, custom (i.e. indirect tax on goods)
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.