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Koine Greek wordlink #160491

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
Year=96 AD Refers to Word #160372

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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

OET-LV: 23 But whenever they _may _be _persecuting you _all in the this city, be _fleeing to the next, because/for, truly I _am _saying to _you _all, by _no _means you _all _may_ not _finish the cities of _the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), until the son of_ the _man may _come. (MAT_10:23)

OET-RV: 23 Whenever they persecute you in one city, escape to the next city, because I can assure you that you won’t get through all the cities in Yisrael before humanity’s child comes. (MAT 10:23)

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

OET-LV: 29 In _order _that lest having _laid a_foundation of _it and not being _able to _finish it, all which observing it may _begin to _be _mocking at _him (LUK_14:29)

OET-RV: 29 Otherwise you might lay the foundation and not be able to finish it. Then everyone watching might begin to mock (LUK 14:29)

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

OET-LV: 30 saying, that This the man began to _be _building, and was_ not _able to _finish it. (LUK_14:30)

OET-RV: 30 and say, ‘This person started a building project but wasn’t able to finish it.’ (LUK 14:30)

Key: V=verb