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Koine Greek wordlink #133783

SR GNT Col 3:14 τελειότητος (teleiotaʸtos) ‘which is the bond of perfection’ Strongs=50470 Lemma=teleiotēs
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form τελειότητος (N-GFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘τελειότητος’ (N-GFS) is always and only glossed as ‘of perfection’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘teleiotēs’ have 2 different glosses: ‘of perfection’, ‘perfection’.

Greek words (2) other than τελειότητος (N-GFS) with a gloss related to ‘perfection’

HEB 6:1 τελειότητα (teleiotaʸta) N-AFS ‘chosen_one/messiah message to perfection we may_be_being brought not again’ SR GNT Heb 6:1 word 11

OET-LV: 6 Therefore having _left the of _the beginning of _the chosen _one /messiah message, to the perfection we _may _be _being _brought, not again a_foundation laying _down of _repentance from dead works, and faith in god, (HEB_6:1)

OET-RV: 6 So then, having left the basics of the messiah’s message, we should move on towards maturity—not repeating the foundations of repenting from useless religious actions and faith in God, (HEB 6:1)

HEB 7:11 τελείωσις (teleiōsis) N-NFS Lemma=teleiōsis ‘if indeed therefore perfection by the Leuitaʸs/(from_tribe_of_Lēvī)’ SR GNT Heb 7:11 word 4

OET-LV: 11 If therefore indeed perfection by the Leuitaʸs /(from _tribe _of _Lēvī) priesthood was, the for people on it has _been _legislated, what still need was _there according _to the order of _Melⱪisedek, for _another to _be _rising _up priest, and not according _to the order of_Aʼarōn/(ʼAhₐron) to _be _being _called? (HEB_7:11)

OET-RV: 11 Indeed if perfection came from the priesthood from Levi’s tribe which was legislated to help the people, why would there have still been a need for another to rise up as a priest in the order of Malki-Tsedek (Melchizedek) and not just from the order of Aaron? (HEB 7:11)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular