τέλος

Ancient GreekEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Hellenic *kʷélos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷél-os ~ *kʷél-es-. See Latin colō for more.

Similar to τέλλω (téllō), τέλος (télos) may come from three roots, Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (to turn, completion), *kʷel- (to swarm, crowd) and *telh₂- (to bear, burden).

PronunciationEdit

 

NounEdit

τέλος (télosn (genitive τέλους or τέλεος); third declension

  1. completion, maturity, 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

InflectionEdit

Derived termsEdit

  • -τελής (-telḗs)
    Category Ancient Greek terms prefixed with -τελής not found

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DescendantsEdit

  • Greek: τέλος (télos)
  • English: telos
  • English: teleology

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GreekEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos). Sense "tax, dues", learnedly from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈte.los/
  • Hyphenation: τέ‧λος

NounEdit

τέλος (télosn (plural τέλη)

  1. end, finish
    Θα έρθω στο τέλος του μήνα.
    Tha értho sto télos tou mína.
    I will come at the end of the month.
    το τέλος του κόσμουto télos tou kósmouthe end of the world
  2. tax, dues paid to the government for specific public service, or product
    τέλος ακίνητης περιουασίας (ΤΑΠ)télos akínitis periouasías (TAP)tax of real estate

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