τέλειος

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and τέλεος, α, ον, in Trag., Att., and Dor.also ος, ον, A.Eu. 382 (lyr.), Pl.Phlb.67a, Arist.EN1153b16, SIG265 (Delph., iv B.C.), etc.: the form τέλειος is alone used by Hom., neither form in Hes.; τέλεος is alone used by Hdt., exc. in 9.110; in Trag. and Att. both forms occur; Att. Inscrr. up to the end of iii B.C. have only τέλεος, IG 12.76.39, al., and τέλεος, τελέως, τελεῶ are recommended by Thom. Mag.p.358R.; τέλειος first in IG22.2314.51, al. (early ii B.C.), freq. in Papyri (PCair.Zen.429.13, al. (iii B.C.), etc.), but the neut. used as Adv. is sts. τέλεον (BGU903.12 (ii A.D.), etc.,

   A τέλειον POxy.707.31 (ii A.D.), etc.): the form τέλεως, acc. τέλεων, with pl. τέλεῳ, is found in SIG1025.61, 1026.14 (Cos, iv/iii B.C.), dub. in Schwyzer 734 (Zeleia) and Herod.7.20: the form τέληον in GDI4963 (Crete): (τέλος):—perfect, of victims, entire, without spot or blemish, ἀρνῶν αἰγῶν τε τελείων Il.1.66, cf. 24.34; βοτὸν τ. Riv.Fil.56.265 (Cyrene); τὸνς ϝεξήκοντα τελέονς ὄϝινς (acc. pl.) SIG56.30 (Argos, v. B.C.); of sacrifices, ἱερὰ τ. perfect, of full tale or number, or performed with all rites, Th.5.47, Lexap.And.1.97, D.59.60; τελέους ἀεὶ τελετὰς τελούμενος τέλεος ὄντως . . γίγνεται Pl.Phdr.249c; in Il.8.247, 24.315, αἰετὸς τελειότατος πετεηνῶν is prob. the surest bird of augury (cf. τελήεις).    b in Dialects, = κύριος, fully constituted, valid, ἐν ἀγορᾷ τελείῳ Schwyzer 324.1 (Delph., iv B.C.), SIG265 (ibid.), etc.; ἀλιαίᾳ ἔδοξε τελείᾳ ib.594.3 (Mycenae, ii B.C.); authoritative, final, ἁ δέ κα ϝράτρα ἁ δαμοσία τελεία εἴε δικάδοσα Schwyzer412 (Elis); τὸ θέθμιον . . τέλεον εἶμεν IG9(1).334.47 (Locr., v B.C.); so in Trag., τελεία ψῆφος a final decision, A.Supp.739, S.Ant.632.    2 of animals, full-grown, τέλεον νεαροῖς ἐπιθύσας A.Ag.1504 (anap., and so perh. αἶγες τ. in Il. ll.cc.); ἐπ' οὗ θύεται τὰ τ. τῶν προβάτων, opp. γαλαθηνά, Hdt.1.183, cf. SIG1015.31 (Halic.), Pherecr.44, PCair.Zen.429.13, al. (iii B.C.), Sammelb.5277.5 (iii A.D.), etc.; τ. ζῷον defined in Gal.7.677; as Subst., τέλειον καὶ δέκα ἄρνες SIG1024.35 (Myconus, iii/ii B.C.); τ. ἵππος, opp. πῶλος, Pl.Lg.834c; τ. ἅρμα a chariot drawn by horses, opp. ἅρμα πωλικόν, CIG2758 111.D2 (Aphrodisias), SIG840 (Olympia, ii A.D.), Luc.Tim.50; τελέᾳ συνωρίδι IG5(2).549.2, al. (Arc., iv B.C.); τελέῳ τεθρίππῳ ib.5; κέλητι τελέῳ ib.550.29; κέλητι τελείῳ ib.7.1772.14, cf. 16; of trees, Thphr.CP3.7.5, POxy.909.18 (iii A.D.); εἰκὼν τελεία life-sized, GDI4942b7 (Crete, ii B.C.); of a torsionengine, full-sized, opp. to the model of one, Ph.Bel.55.30: of human beings, full-grown, adult, Pl.Lg.929c, X.Cyr.1.2.4, 12, 14, BGU1100.10 (i B.C.), POxy.485.30 (ii A.D.), Sor.1.10, al.    b married, τέλειοι οἱ γεγαμηκότες Paus.Gr.Fr.306; Ἥρα Τελεία is so expld. at Stymphalus, Paus.8.22.2, cf. Aristocl.Hist.5 (ap.Sch.Theoc.15.64); v. infr. 11.    3 of persons, accomplished, perfect in his kind, in relation to quality, Isoc. 12.32,242; ἱστοριῶν συγγραφέα τέλειον Supp.Epigr.1.400 (Samos, ii A.D.); τ. σοφιστής Pl.Cra.403e; τ. εἴς τι Id.Phdr.269e (Sup.); κατὰ πάντα Id.Ti.30d; πρός τι Id.Lg.647d, 678b, Isoc.12.9, etc.; ἔν τινι Id.Ep.4.3 (Sup.); οἱ τ. δογματικοί Gal.15.60; but ἡ τελεία μαῖα the trained or qualified midwife, distd. from ἡ ἀρίστη (the trained and experienced midwife), Sor.1.4.    b of things, φάρμακον τελεώτατον Pl.Criti.106b; τ. ἀρετή, φιλία, etc., Arist.EN1129b30, 1156b34, al.; of a syllogism in the 1st figure, the other figures being ἀτελεῖς, Id.APr.27a1, etc.; τὸ τελεώτατον ἐκεῖνο γυμνάσιον, ὂ δὴ καὶ κατασκευὴν ὀνομάζουσι Gal.6.169, cf. 208: even of evils, τ. νόσημα a serious, dangerous illness, Hp.Prorrh.2.30; τελειοτάτη κακία Gal.16.500; ἀδικία τελέα, τελεωτάτη, absolute, Pl.R.348b, 344a; συνθέσεις λευκὰς τελείας δέκα τρεῖς thirteen complete white suits, PHamb.10.14 (ii A.D.); τ. ἀποζυγή complete divorce, PGrenf. 2.76.19 (iv A.D.); ὕνις τελεία, κράβακτος ξύλινος τ., etc., PTeb.406.19, al. (iii A.D.); of land, fully inundated, opp. ἀβροχικός, PMasp. 107.13, al. (vi A.D.), prob. in PFlor.286.23 (vi A.D.).    4 of prayers, vows, etc., fulfilled, accomplished, εὐχωλαί Pi.Fr.122.15; τέλειον ἐπ' εὐχᾷ ἐσλόν Id.P.9.89; τελεία γένεος Οἰδίπου τ' ἀρά A.Th.832 (lyr.); μὰ τὴν τ. τῆς ἐμῆς παιδὸς Δίκην Id.Ag.1432; τέλεα εὔγματα Ar. Th.353 (lyr.); of omens or predictions, ὄψις ὀνείρου οὐ τελέη a vision which imported nothing, Hdt.1.121; τ. σύμβολον h.Merc.526 (s. v.l.); τ. τὸ ἐνύπνιον ἀποτετέλεσται Pl.R.443b.    5 of numbers, full, complete, τελέους ἑπτὰ μῆνας Ar.Lys.104; τ. ἐνιαυτός the great year, Pl. Ti.39d.    b in Arithm., of perfectnumbers, which are equal to the sum of their divisors, as 6 = 3+2+1; 28 = 14+7+4+2+1, Id.R.546b, Euc.7 Def.23, Theo Sm.p.45 H., Nicom.Ar.1.16:—but 9 is τ. ὅτι ἐκ τελείου τοῦ γ γίνεται, Theol.Ar.58 (3 is τ. because it has ἀρχή, μέσον, τέλος, ib. 14).    6 τ. κρατήρ, i.e. the third bowl offered to Ζεὺς Σωτήρ, Ar.Fr.526, E.Fr.148.    II of the gods, having power to fulfil prayer, all-powerful (as implied in A.Ag.973, Ζεῦ Ζεῦ τέλειε, τὰς ἐμὰς εὐχὰς τέλει) , Ζεὺς τ. Pi.O.13.115, P.1.67; τ. ὕψιστον Δία A.Eu.28; τελέων τελειότατον κράτος, Ζεῦ Id.Supp.526 (lyr.); of Hera ζυγία, the presiding goddess of marriage (v. supr. 1.2 b, τέλος 1.6), Pi.N.10.18, A.Eu.214, Fr.383, Ar.Th.973 (lyr.); of Apollo, Theoc.25.22 (Sup.); of the Eumenides, A.Eu.382 (lyr.); Μοῖραι Supp.Epigr.3.400.9 (Delph., iii B.C.): generally, θεοὶ τέλειοι τέλειαί τε A.Th.167 (lyr.); πῦρ τέλεον ἄρρητον Lyr.Alex.Adesp.36.14: also ἀνὴρ τ. the head or lord of the house, A.Ag.972.    III = τελευταῖος, last, S.Tr.948 (lyr.).    IV τέλειον, τό, a royal banquet, as a transl. of the Pers. τυκτά, Hdt.9.110.    V ἡ τελεία (sc. στιγμή) the full point, D.T.630.6; so τελείαν δεῖ στίξαι Herm. in Phdr.p.84 A.    2 ἡ τελεία (sc. ἀντίδοτος) the perfect antidote, effective against all poisons, Scrib. Larg.177.    VI Τέλεος (sc. μήν(, ὁ, name of a month at Epidaurus, IG42(1).109 ii 114.    VII Adv. τελέως finally, absolutely, with full authority, A.Eu.320,953 (both anap.).    2 completely, absolutely, thoroughly, τ. ἐς ἀσθενὲς ἔρχεται Hdt.1.120; τ. ἐκκλησιάσαιμεν perfectly, Ar.Th.329 (lyr.); τ. ἄφρων Is.12.4; ἔρια τ. ῥυπαρά PCair.Zen. 287 (iii B.C.); τ. μ' ὑπῆλθε completely deceived me, Epicr.9; τ. ἑστιᾶν perfectly, X.Smp.2.2; τ. κινήσεται absolutely, Pl.Tht.182c; τ. γὰρ ἡμᾶς ἐνώχλει he was a perfect nuisance to us, PCair.Zen.637.4 (iii B.C.); τ. γυμνάζειν put a person through the τέλειον γυμνάσιον, Gal. 6.286; μέσα τ. completely neutral, Id.18(2).59, cf. 79, al.--This is the only form of the Adv. allowed by Thom.Mag.p.358 R., but τελείως is found in Gorg.Hel.18, Isoc.13.18, Pl.Def.411d, Arist.Metaph. 1021b26, PPetr.3p.114 (iii B.C.), LXX Ju.11.6, Gal.16.639, etc.    3 the neut. τέλεον is also used as Adv. in later Prose, Luc.Merc.Cond. 5, App.BC1.8, Sor.2.56, etc.    VIII Comp. and Sup.: Hom. uses only τελειότατος: in Prose τελεώτερος, -ώτατος prevail, though the other forms occur in Arist.EN1097a30, 1174b22. Comp. Adv. τελεώτερον Pl.R.520b (τελειοτέρως Sch.Il.2.350, v.l. in Procl.Inst.18); τελεώτατα Pl.R.351b.