τέλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τέλλω (tellō, “I accomplish”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /télos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /tɛ́los/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /télos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /télos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /télos/

Noun

τέλος (genitive τέλεος or τέλους); n, third declension; (telos)

1. completion, accomplishment, fulfillment, perfection, consummation
2. result, product
3. end
4. end of life: death
5. boundary, border, extremity
6. supreme power
7. the highest government office: magistrate
8. that which is ordered to be done: task, duty
9. money paid to the government: tax, toll
10. a person's property, according to which he was classed
11. thus, generally: rank, class
12. unit of soldiers: legion, company
13. initiation (especially into mystery religions)
14. mystery religion
15. any religious ceremony

Inflection

Third declension of τέλος, τέλεος (uncontracted)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ τέλος	τὼ τέλεε	τὰ τέλεᾰ
Genitive	τοῦ τέλεος	τοῖν τελέοιν	τῶν τελέων
Dative	τῷ τέλεϊ	τοῖν τελέοιν	τοῖς τέλεσσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὸ τέλος	τὼ τέλεε	τὰ τέλεᾰ
Vocative	τέλος	τέλεε	τέλεᾰ

Third declension of τέλος, τέλους (contracted)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ τέλος	τὼ τέλει	τὰ τέλη
Genitive	τοῦ τέλους	τοῖν τελοῖν	τῶν τελῶν
Dative	τῷ τέλει	τοῖν τελοῖν	τοῖς τέλεσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὸ τέλος	τὼ τέλει	τὰ τέλη
Vocative	τέλος	τέλει	τέλη

Descendants

• English: telish, telishment

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G5056

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Greek

Etymology

The Ancient Greek word is the same.

Noun

τέλος (télos) n,   plural τέλη

1. end, finish

   Θα έρθω στο τέλος του μήνα.

   I will come at the end of the month.

Declension

declension of τέλος

	singular (ενικός)	plural (πληθυντικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	τέλος	τέλη
genitive (γενική)	τέλους	τελών
accusative (αιτιατική)	τέλος	τέλη
vocative (κλητική)	τέλος	τέλη

Related terms

• τελεία f (“full stop”)

See also

• αρχή f