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Koine Greek wordlink #145517

SR GNT Heb 12:2 τελειωτήν (teleiōtaʸn) ‘faith originator and perfecter Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) who for’ Strongs=50510 Lemma=teleiōtēs^*
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form τελειωτήν (N-AMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘τελειωτήν’ (N-AMS) is always and only glossed as ‘perfecter’.

Heb 12:2 ‘faith originator and perfecter Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) who for’ SR GNT Heb 12:2 word 8

OET-LV: 2 looking _out to the of _our faith originator and perfecter, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), who for the lying _before before _him joy, endured the_stake, of_its_shame having _despised: at and of _the throne of_ the _god the_right hand has _sat _down. (HEB_12:2)

OET-RV: 2 with our eyes on Yeshua, the originator and perfecter of our faith, who endured execution on a stake and disregarded the shame of that event for the satisfaction that he’d gain. Now he’s seated there in the seat of honour beside God’s throne. (HEB 12:2)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘teleiōtēs’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular