τελεσφόρος

English (LSJ)

(parox.), ον,

   A bringing fulfilment; used by Hom. always in phrase τελεσφόρον εἰς ἐνιαυτόν, for the space of a fulfilment-bringing year, for a complete year, Il.19.32, Od.4.86, al., Hes.Th.740; freq. in Trag., destined to be accomplished, τελεσφόροι ἀραί A.Th.655; τ. εὐχαί Id.Ch.212, E.Ph.69; εὔχομαι τοὔνειρον εἶναι τοῦτ' ἐμοὶ τ. A.Ch.541; φάσματα δὸς τ. grant accomplishment to the visions, S.El.646; τ. χάριν δοῦναι grant the favour of fulfilment, Id.OC1489; τ. διδοῦσα χρησμόν E.Ph.641 (lyr.).    II able to fulfil or accomplish, allpowerful, Ζεύς h.Hom.23.2; Μοῖρα A.Pr.511; πρὸς ἐνδίκοις φρεσὶν τελεσφόροις δίναις κυκλούμενον κέαρ Id.Ag.996 (lyr.); Δίκη S.Aj. 1390; πεσεῖν ἐς τὸ μὴ τ. to fall fruitless, powerless to the ground, A.Ag.1000 (lyr.); τ. προθυμία, πειθώ, cited as examples of frigidity of style, Arist.Rh.1406a3.    2 bearing fruit in due season, χῶραι Thphr.CP3.23.5; bringing their fruit to perfection, δένδρα Plu.2.2e; favourable to production, ὕδωρ Thphr.CP2.6.4.    b Pythag. name for 7 and 9, Theol.Ar.42 and 58.    3 having the management or ordering, δωμάτων τ. γυνή A.Ch.663; cf. τέλειος 11.    III as pr. n., a deity worshipped in company with Asclepios and Hygeia, IG22.4533.27, al.:—also Τελεσφορίων, ωνος, ὁ, CIG6753 (loc.inc., dedicated to Ἀσκληπιὸς Περγαμηνός).    2 title of priest at Cyrene, ib.5145 (cf. τελεσφορέω 111).    3 sorceress, LXX De.23.17(18).