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Koine Greek wordlink #129401

SR GNT Eph 4:13 τέλειον (teleion) ‘of god to a man mature to the measure of the stature’ Strongs=50460 Lemma=teleios
Word role=adjective case=accusative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form τέλειον (A-AMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘τέλειον’ (A-AMS) has 2 different glosses: ‘mature’, ‘perfect’.

Yac (Jam) 1:25 ‘having investigated into the law perfect the law of freedom and’ SR GNT Yac (Jam) 1:25 word 6

OET-LV: 25 But the one having _investigated into the_law perfect, the law of_ the _freedom, and having _continued _with it, not a_listener of _forgetful having _become, but a_doer of_the_work, this one blessed in the doing of _him will _be. (JAM_1:25)

OET-RV: 25 However the person who investigates the perfect law that gives freedom, and then sticks with it, not being just an observer that forgets about it but rather a person who puts it into practice, this person will prosper in whatever they do. (JAM 1:25)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘teleios’ have 6 different glosses: ‘a perfect’, ‘its perfect’, ‘for the mature’, ‘mature’, ‘mature are’, ‘perfect’.

Greek words (5) other than τέλειον (A-AMS) with a gloss related to ‘mature’

1 COR 2:6 τελείοις (teleiois) S-DMP ‘we are speaking among the mature wisdom but not’ SR GNT 1 Cor 2:6 word 6

OET-LV: 6 And wisdom we _are _speaking among the mature, but wisdom, not of_ the _age this, nor of _the the_rulers of_ the _age this, the ones being _nullified, (CO1_2:6)

OET-RV: 6 However, when we’re with mature believers, we speak wisdom—not the wisdom of this age, and not the wisdom of the rulers of this age who will come to nothing. (CO1 2:6)

1 COR 14:20 τελειοῖ (teleioi) S-NMP ‘in your and thinking mature be becoming’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:20 word 14

OET-LV: 20 Brothers, not little _children be _becoming in _your thinking, but in _the evil, be _child _like, and in _your thinking, mature be _becoming. (CO1_14:20)

OET-RV: 20 Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking. You all can be like infants with respect to evil, but in everything else, be mature in your thinking. (CO1 14:20)

PHP 3:15 τελειοῖ (teleioi) S-NMP ‘as_many_as therefore mature are this we may_be thinking and’ SR GNT Php 3:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 Therefore as _many _as mature are, this we _may _be _thinking, and if anything differently you _all _are _thinking, even this the god to _you _all will _be _revealing. (PHP_3:15)

OET-RV: 15 Those of us who are mature should think that way, and if you don’t yet, then God will reveal everything to you, (PHP 3:15)

COL 4:12 τελειοῖ (teleioi) S-NMP ‘prayers in_order_that you_all may_be stood mature and having_been fully_assured in’ SR GNT Col 4:12 word 21

OET-LV: 12 Epafras who is of you _all is _greeting you _all, a_slave of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous, always striving for you _all in the prayers, in _order _that you _all _may _be _stood mature and having _been _fully _assured in all the_will of_ the _god. (COL_4:12)

OET-RV: 12 Epaphras sends his greetings. He’s another one from your place and a slave of messiah Yeshua who always prays for you that you will stand mature and fully confident in all of God’s will. (COL 4:12)

HEB 5:14 τελείων (teleiōn) S-GMP ‘for the mature but is solid’ SR GNT Heb 5:14 word 1

OET-LV: 14 But for_the_mature is the solid food, of _who because _of the practice their senses having _been _trained, having for distinction, of _good both and evil. (HEB_5:14)

OET-RV: 14 but mature people have solid food meaning that their senses have been trained and they can distinguish good from evil. (HEB 5:14)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective AMS=accusative,masculine,singular DMP=dative,masculine,plural GMP=genitive,masculine,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural