τετέλεσται
Ancient Greek edit
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /te.té.les.tai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /teˈte.les.tɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /teˈte.les.tɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /teˈte.les.te/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /teˈte.les.te/
Verb edit
τετέλεσται • (tetélestai)
- perfect mediopassive third-person singular of τελέω (teléō)
References edit
- τετέλεσται in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- τετέλεσται in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Koine Greek τετέλεσται (tetélestai), the 3sg perfect passive form of Ancient Greek τελέω (teléō).
Interjection edit
τετέλεσται • (tetélestai)
- a dramatic pronouncement of impending death or other end