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Koine Greek wordlink #161544

SR GNT Rev 11:7 τελέσωσιν (telesōsin) ‘and whenever they may finish the testimony of them’ Strongs=50550 Lemma=teleō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Refers to Word #161424

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Only use of identical word form τελέσωσιν (V-SAA3..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘τελέσωσιν’ (V-SAA3..P) is always and only glossed as ‘they may finish’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘teleō’ have 19 different glosses: ‘has_been accomplished’, ‘is paying’, ‘is_being finished’, ‘may accomplish’, ‘may_be finished’, ‘to_be accomplished’, ‘was finished’, ‘will_be_being accomplished’, ‘I have finished’, ‘it has_been finished’, ‘it may_be accomplished’, ‘they may finish’, ‘they accomplished’, ‘they finished’, ‘you_all are accomplishing’, ‘you_all are finishing’, ‘you_all may finish’, ‘finished’, ‘finishing’.

Greek words (3) other than τελέσωσιν (V-SAA3..P) with a gloss related to ‘finish’

MAT 10:23 τελέσητε (telesaʸte) V-SAA2..P ‘to you_all by_no_means not you_all may finish the cities of the’ SR GNT Mat 10:23 word 34

LUKE 14:29 ἐκτελέσαι (ektelesai) V-NAA.... Lemma=ekteleō ‘and not being_able to finish it all observing it may begin’ SR GNT Luke 14:29 word 12

LUKE 14:30 ἐκτελέσαι (ektelesai) V-NAA.... Lemma=ekteleō ‘and not was_able to finish it’ SR GNT Luke 14:30 word 12

Key: V=verb NAA....=infinitive,aorist,active SAA2..P=subjunctive,aorist,active,2nd person plural SAA3..P=subjunctive,aorist,active,3rd person plural