τελειόω

English (LSJ)

and τελεόω (the latter always in Hdt., and the prevailing form in Att. Prose, v. infr., and cf. τέλειος init.):—

   A make perfect, complete:    I of things, acts, works, time, make perfect, complete, accomplish, πάντα ἐτελέωσε ποιήσας Hdt.1.120; τελεώσαντες τὰς σπονδάς having completed the libations, Th.6.32; τελειοῖ τὴν ἐνέργειαν ἡ ἡδονή Arist.EN1174b23; τ. βίου ἐνιαυτούς complete the tale of years, App.Anth.2.281 (Philadelphia); τὸ ἔργον Ev.Jo.4.34; τὰς ἡμέρας Ev.Luc.2.43; τὸν δρόμον Act.Ap.20.24; τὸν περὶ παιδοτροφίας λόγον ἐνθάδε τελειοῦμεν Sor.1.126:—Med., Iamb.VP29.158, Protr. 20:—Pass., to be accomplished, Hdt.1.160, S.Tr.1257; ἐπειδὴ χρόνος ἐτελεώθη Pl.Plt.272d; τελεωθέντων ἀμφοτέροισι when both men had their wishes accomplished, Hdt.5.11.    b execute a legal instrument, make it valid by completing it, PCair.Preis.43.10 (i A.D.), PAmh.2.111.16 (ii A.D.), BGU578.21 (ii A.D.), 1657.6 (iii A.D.).    2 in Logic, τ. τὸ εἶδος complete, make perfect the form or species, Arist. EN1174a16:—Pass., of syllogisms, to be made perfect (by reduction to the 1st figure, the other figures being ἀτελεῖς), Id.APr.29a16, 30, al.    3 Pass., of prophecies, to be fulfilled, Ev.Jo.19.28.    II bring to perfection or consummation, ἐπιγενόμενα δὲ ταῦτα τῷ Δαρείῳ ἐτελέωσέ μιν sealed his success, in his claim to the monarchy, Hdt. 3.86; τελειῶσαι λόχον make the ambush successful, S.OC1089 (lyr.):— Pass., to be made perfect, attain perfection, Id.El.1510 (anap.); esp. by reaching maturity in point of age, Pl.Smp.192a, R.466e, 487a, 498b, etc.; so of the embryo, plants, come to maturity, Arist.GA 776a31, Thphr.HP8.2.6, Sor.1.33, al., Gal.6.531; τελειωθέντος [μειρακίου] κατὰ τὸ μέγεθος ib.162.    2 in Pass. also, τελειωθῆναι, = γῆμαι, Paus.Gr.Fr.306, cf. τέλειος 1.2b, τέλος 1.6.    3 Pass., to be made perfect, of true Christians, Ep.Hebr.11.40, 12.23.    4 Pass., die, IG14.628 (Rhegium).    III intr., bring fruit to maturity, come to maturity, Arist.GA757b24.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1085] ion. τελεόω (w. m. vgl.), vollenden, vollkommen machen; Soph. O. C. 1091 Trach. 1247; ἐν ᾗ ἡλικίᾳ ἡ ψυχὴ τελειοῦσθαι ἄρχεται, Plat. Rep. VI, 498 b (s. τελεόω); Arist. Nic. 10, 4, 1 τελειώσει τὸ εἶδος; Sp., wie Pol. 8, 36, 2.