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|Definition=and τέλεος, α, ον, in Trag., Att., and Dor.also ος, ον, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span> 382</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phlb.</span>67a</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1153b16</span>, <span class="title">SIG</span>265 (Delph., iv B.C.), etc.: the form <b class="b3">τέλειος</b> is alone used by Hom., neither form in Hes.; <b class="b3">τέλεος</b> is alone used by Hdt., exc. in <span class="bibl">9.110</span>; in Trag. and Att. both forms occur; Att. Inscrr. up to the end of iii B.C. have only <b class="b3">τέλεος</b>, <span class="title">IG</span> 12.76.39, al., and <b class="b3">τέλεος, τελέως, τελεῶ</b> are recommended by Thom. Mag.<span class="bibl">p.358R.</span>; <b class="b3">τέλειος</b> first in <span class="title">IG</span>22.2314.51, al. (early ii B.C.), freq. in Papyri (<span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>429.13</span>, al. (iii B.C.), etc.), but the neut. used as Adv. is sts. <b class="b3">τέλεον</b> (<span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>903.12</span> (ii A.D.), etc., <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> τέλειον <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>707.31</span> (ii A.D.), etc.): the form τέλεως, acc. <b class="b3">τέλεων</b>, with pl. <b class="b3">τέλεῳ</b>, is found in <span class="title">SIG</span>1025.61, 1026.14 (Cos, iv/iii B.C.), dub. in <span class="title">Schwyzer</span> 734 (Zeleia) and <span class="bibl">Herod.7.20</span>: the form τέληον in <span class="title">GDI</span>4963 (Crete): (τέλος):—<b class="b2">perfect</b>, of victims, <b class="b2">entire, without spot</b> or <b class="b2">blemish</b>, ἀρνῶν αἰγῶν τε τελείων <span class="bibl">Il.1.66</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">24.34</span>; <b class="b3">βοτὸν τ</b>. <span class="title">Riv.Fil.</span>56.265 (Cyrene); <b class="b3">τὸνς ϝεξήκοντα τελέονς ὄϝινς</b> (acc. pl.) <span class="title">SIG</span>56.30 (Argos, v. B.C.); of sacrifices, <b class="b3">ἱερὰ τ</b>. <b class="b2">perfect, of full tale</b> or <b class="b2">number</b>, or <b class="b2">performed with all rites</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.5.47</span>, Lexap.<span class="bibl">And.1.97</span>, <span class="bibl">D.59.60</span>; τελέους ἀεὶ τελετὰς τελούμενος τέλεος ὄντως . . γίγνεται <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>249c</span>; in <span class="bibl">Il.8.247</span>, <span class="bibl">24.315</span>, <b class="b3">αἰετὸς τελειότατος πετεηνῶν</b> is prob. <b class="b2">the surest bird of augury</b> (cf. [[τελήεις]]). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> in Dialects, = [[κύριος]], <b class="b2">fully constituted, valid</b>, ἐν ἀγορᾷ τελείῳ <span class="title">Schwyzer</span> 324.1 (Delph., iv B.C.), <span class="title">SIG</span>265 (ibid.), etc.; <b class="b3">ἀλιαίᾳ ἔδοξε τελείᾳ</b> ib.594.3 (Mycenae, ii B.C.); <b class="b2">authoritative, final</b>, ἁ δέ κα ϝράτρα ἁ δαμοσία τελεία εἴε δικάδοσα <span class="title">Schwyzer</span>412 (Elis); τὸ θέθμιον . . τέλεον εἶμεν <span class="title">IG</span>9(1).334.47 (Locr., v B.C.); so in Trag., <b class="b3">τελεία ψῆφος</b> a <b class="b2">final</b> decision, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>739</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>632</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of animals, <b class="b2">full-grown</b>, τέλεον νεαροῖς ἐπιθύσας <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1504</span> (anap., and so perh. <b class="b3">αἶγες τ</b>. in Il. ll.cc.); <b class="b3">ἐπ' οὗ θύεται τὰ τ. τῶν προβάτων</b>, opp. <b class="b3">γαλαθηνά</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.183</span>, cf. <span class="title">SIG</span>1015.31 (Halic.), <span class="bibl">Pherecr.44</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>429.13</span>, al. (iii B.C.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Sammelb.</span>5277.5</span> (iii A.D.), etc.; <b class="b3">τ. ζῷον</b> defined in Gal.7.677; as Subst., τέλειον καὶ δέκα ἄρνες <span class="title">SIG</span>1024.35 (Myconus, iii/ii B.C.); <b class="b3">τ. ἵππος</b>, opp. <b class="b3">πῶλος</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>834c</span>; <b class="b3">τ. ἅρμα</b> a chariot <b class="b2">drawn by horses</b>, opp. <b class="b3">ἅρμα πωλικόν</b>, <span class="title">CIG</span>2758 111.D2 (Aphrodisias), <span class="title">SIG</span>840 (Olympia, ii A.D.), <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Tim.</span>50</span>; τελέᾳ συνωρίδι <span class="title">IG</span>5(2).549.2, al. (Arc., iv B.C.); <b class="b3">τελέῳ τεθρίππῳ</b> ib.<span class="bibl">5</span>; <b class="b3">κέλητι τελέῳ</b> ib.<span class="bibl">550.29</span>; <b class="b3">κέλητι τελείῳ</b> ib.<span class="bibl">7.1772.14</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">16</span>; of trees, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span>3.7.5</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>909.18</span> (iii A.D.); <b class="b3">εἰκὼν τελεία</b> <b class="b2">life-sized</b>, <span class="title">GDI</span>4942b7 (Crete, ii B.C.); of a torsionengine, <b class="b2">full-sized</b>, opp. to the model of one, <span class="bibl">Ph.<span class="title">Bel.</span>55.30</span>: of human beings, <b class="b2">full-grown, adult</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>929c</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.2.4</span>, <span class="bibl">12</span>, <span class="bibl">14</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>1100.10</span> (i B.C.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>485.30</span> (ii A.D.), <span class="bibl">Sor.1.10</span>, al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b2">married</b>, τέλειοι οἱ γεγαμηκότες Paus.Gr.<span class="title">Fr.</span>306; <b class="b3">Ἥρα Τελεία</b> is so expld. at Stymphalus, <span class="bibl">Paus.8.22.2</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Aristocl.Hist.5</span> (ap.Sch.<span class="bibl">Theoc.15.64</span>); v. infr. <span class="bibl">11</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> of persons, <b class="b2">accomplished, perfect in his kind</b>, in relation to quality, <span class="bibl">Isoc. 12.32</span>,242; ἱστοριῶν συγγραφέα τέλειον <span class="title">Supp.Epigr.</span>1.400 (Samos, ii A.D.); τ. σοφιστής <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cra.</span>403e</span>; τ. εἴς τι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>269e</span> (Sup.); κατὰ πάντα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ti.</span>30d</span>; πρός τι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>647d</span>, <span class="bibl">678b</span>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.12.9</span>, etc.; ἔν τινι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ep.</span>4.3</span> (Sup.); οἱ τ. δογματικοί Gal.15.60; but <b class="b3">ἡ τελεία μαῖα</b> the <b class="b2">trained</b> or <b class="b2">qualified</b> midwife, distd. from <b class="b3">ἡ ἀρίστη</b> (the trained and experienced midwife), <span class="bibl">Sor.1.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> of things, φάρμακον τελεώτατον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Criti.</span>106b</span>; <b class="b3">τ. ἀρετή, φιλία</b>, etc., <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1129b30</span>, <span class="bibl">1156b34</span>, al.; of a syllogism in the 1st figure, the other figures being <b class="b3">ἀτελεῖς</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">APr.</span>27a1</span>, etc.; τὸ τελεώτατον ἐκεῖνο γυμνάσιον, ὂ δὴ καὶ κατασκευὴν ὀνομάζουσι Gal.6.169, cf. 208: even of evils, <b class="b3">τ. νόσημα</b> a <b class="b2">serious, dangerous</b> illness, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Prorrh.</span>2.30</span>; τελειοτάτη κακία Gal.16.500; <b class="b3">ἀδικία τελέα, τελεωτάτη</b>, <b class="b2">absolute</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>348b</span>, <span class="bibl">344a</span>; <b class="b3">συνθέσεις λευκὰς τελείας δέκα τρεῖς</b> thirteen <b class="b2">complete</b> white suits, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PHamb.</span>10.14</span> (ii A.D.); <b class="b3">τ. ἀποζυγή</b> <b class="b2">complete</b> divorce, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PGrenf.</span> 2.76.19</span> (iv A.D.); <b class="b3">ὕνις τελεία, κράβακτος ξύλινος τ</b>., etc., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PTeb.</span>406.19</span>, al. (iii A.D.); of land, <b class="b2">fully inundated</b>, opp. <b class="b3">ἀβροχικός</b>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PMasp.</span> 107.13</span>, al. (vi A.D.), prob. in <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PFlor.</span>286.23</span> (vi A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> of prayers, vows, etc., <b class="b2">fulfilled, accomplished</b>, εὐχωλαί <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">Fr.</span>122.15</span>; τέλειον ἐπ' εὐχᾷ ἐσλόν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">P.</span>9.89</span>; τελεία γένεος Οἰδίπου τ' ἀρά <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>832</span> (lyr.); μὰ τὴν τ. τῆς ἐμῆς παιδὸς Δίκην <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1432</span>; τέλεα εὔγματα <span class="bibl">Ar. <span class="title">Th.</span>353</span> (lyr.); of omens or predictions, <b class="b3">ὄψις ὀνείρου οὐ τελέη</b> a vision <b class="b2">which imported</b> nothing, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.121</span>; τ. σύμβολον <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Merc.</span>526</span> (s. v.l.); τ. τὸ ἐνύπνιον ἀποτετέλεσται <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>443b</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> of numbers, <b class="b2">full, complete</b>, τελέους ἑπτὰ μῆνας <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>104</span>; <b class="b3">τ. ἐνιαυτός</b> the <b class="b2">great</b> year, <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">Ti.</span>39d</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> in Arithm., of <b class="b2">perfect</b>numbers, which are equal to the sum of their divisors, as <span class="bibl">6</span> = <span class="bibl">3</span>+<span class="bibl">2</span>+<span class="bibl">1</span>; <span class="bibl">28</span> = <span class="bibl">14</span>+<span class="bibl">7</span>+<span class="bibl">4</span>+<span class="bibl">2</span>+<span class="bibl">1</span>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>546b</span>, <span class="bibl">Euc.7</span> <span class="title">Def.</span>23, Theo Sm.p.45 H., <span class="bibl">Nicom.<span class="title">Ar.</span>1.16</span>:—but <span class="bibl">9</span> is <b class="b3">τ. ὅτι ἐκ τελείου τοῦ γ γίνεται</b>, <span class="title">Theol.Ar.</span>58 (3 is τ. because it has <b class="b3">ἀρχή, μέσον, τέλος</b>, ib. 14). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">6</span> <b class="b3">τ. κρατήρ</b>, i.e. the <b class="b2">third</b> bowl offered to <b class="b3">Ζεὺς Σωτήρ</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Fr.</span>526</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>148</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> of the gods, <b class="b2">having power to fulfil prayer, all-powerful</b> (as implied in <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>973</span>, <b class="b3">Ζεῦ Ζεῦ τέλειε, τὰς ἐμὰς εὐχὰς τέλει</b>) <b class="b3">, Ζεὺς τ</b>. <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>13.115</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">P.</span>1.67</span>; τ. ὕψιστον Δία <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>28</span>; τελέων τελειότατον κράτος, Ζεῦ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Supp.</span>526</span> (lyr.); of Hera <b class="b3">ζυγία</b>, the presiding goddess of marriage (v. supr. <span class="bibl">1.2</span> b, τέλος <span class="bibl">1.6</span>), <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>10.18</span>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>214</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Fr.</span>383</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>973</span> (lyr.); of Apollo, <span class="bibl">Theoc.25.22</span> (Sup.); of the Eumenides, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>382</span> (lyr.); Μοῖραι <span class="title">Supp.Epigr.</span>3.400.9 (Delph., iii B.C.): generally, θεοὶ τέλειοι τέλειαί τε <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>167</span> (lyr.); πῦρ τέλεον ἄρρητον <span class="title">Lyr.Alex.Adesp.</span>36.14: also <b class="b3">ἀνὴρ τ</b>. <b class="b2">the head</b> or <b class="b2">lord</b> of the house, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>972</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> = [[τελευταῖος]], <b class="b2">last</b>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>948</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> <b class="b3">τέλειον, τό</b>, <b class="b2">a royal banquet</b>, as a transl. of the Pers. <b class="b3">τυκτά</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.110</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">V</span> <b class="b3">ἡ τελεία</b> (sc. <b class="b3">στιγμή</b>) the <b class="b2">full point</b>, <span class="bibl">D.T.630.6</span>; so τελείαν δεῖ στίξαι <span class="bibl">Herm. <span class="title">in Phdr.</span>p.84</span> A. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">ἡ τελεία</b> (sc. <b class="b3">ἀντίδοτος</b>) the <b class="b2">perfect</b> antidote, effective against all poisons, Scrib. Larg.177. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">VI</span> <b class="b3">Τέλεος</b> (sc. <b class="b3">μήν</b>(, ὁ, name of a month at Epidaurus, <span class="title">IG</span>42(1).109 ii 114. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">VII</span> Adv. <b class="b3">τελέως</b> <b class="b2">finally, absolutely, with full authority</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>320</span>,<span class="bibl">953</span> (both anap.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">completely, absolutely, thoroughly</b>, τ. ἐς ἀσθενὲς ἔρχεται <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.120</span>; <b class="b3">τ. ἐκκλησιάσαιμεν</b> <b class="b2">perfectly</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>329</span> (lyr.); τ. ἄφρων <span class="bibl">Is.12.4</span>; ἔρια τ. ῥυπαρά <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span> 287</span> (iii B.C.); <b class="b3">τ. μ' ὑπῆλθε</b> <b class="b2">completely</b> deceived me, <span class="bibl">Epicr.9</span>; <b class="b3">τ. ἑστιᾶν</b> <b class="b2">perfectly</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Smp.</span>2.2</span>; <b class="b3">τ. κινήσεται</b> <b class="b2">absolutely</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span>182c</span>; <b class="b3">τ. γὰρ ἡμᾶς ἐνώχλει</b> he was a <b class="b2">perfect</b> nuisance to us, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>637.4</span> (iii B.C.); <b class="b3">τ. γυμνάζειν</b> put a person through the <b class="b3">τέλειον γυμνάσιον</b>, Gal. 6.286; <b class="b3">μέσα τ</b>. <b class="b2">completely</b> neutral, Id.18(2).59, cf. 79, al.--This is the only form of the Adv. allowed by Thom.Mag.p.358 R., but <b class="b3">τελείως</b> is found in <span class="bibl">Gorg.<span class="title">Hel.</span>18</span>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.13.18</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Def.</span>411d</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Metaph.</span> 1021b26</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PPetr.</span>3p.114</span> (iii B.C.), <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ju.</span>11.6</span>, Gal.16.639, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> the neut. <b class="b3">τέλεον</b> is also used as Adv. in later Prose, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Merc.Cond.</span> 5</span>, <span class="bibl">App.<span class="title">BC</span>1.8</span>, <span class="bibl">Sor.2.56</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">VIII</span> Comp. and Sup.: Hom. uses only <b class="b3">τελειότατος</b>: in Prose <b class="b3">τελεώτερος, -ώτατος</b> prevail, though the other forms occur in <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1097a30</span>, <span class="bibl">1174b22</span>. Comp. Adv. τελεώτερον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>520b</span> (<b class="b3">τελειοτέρως</b> Sch.<span class="bibl">Il.2.350</span>, v.l. in <span class="bibl">Procl.<span class="title">Inst.</span>18</span>); τελεώτατα <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>351b</span>.</span>

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