Dictionary entry

τελέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

τελέω, -ῶ

(< τέλος), [in LXX for כָּלָה, pi., etc.;]

1. to bring to an end, complete, finish: τ. δρόμον, II Ti 4:7; τ. λόγους, Mt 7:2819:126:1; τ. παραβολάς, Mt 13:53; τ. πόλεις, Mt 10:23; pass., Re 15:820:3, 5, 7; c. ptcp., Mt 11:1.

2. to execute, perform, complete, fulfil: Lk 2:39, Ac 13:29, Ro 2:27, II Co 12:9, Ga 5:16, Ja 2:8, Re 11:7; pass., Lk 12:5018:3122:37, Jo 19:28, 30, Re 10:715:117:17.

3. to pay (freq. in cl.): Mt 17:24, Ro 13:6

(cf. ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, συν-τελέω).†