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To finish up

ἐκτελέωStrong’s G1615

ekteleō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Ekteleō is the Greek word usually translated “finish”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,”
Luke 14:29 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “finish”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • to finish 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 2

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

ἐκτελέω ekteleō · to finish up

ἐκ-τελέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Deu.32:45 (כָּלָה), 2Ch.4:5, (Da TH Dan.3:40), 2Ma.15:9 * ;] to bring to an end, finish, complete: Luk.14:29-30.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “finish” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

FIN'ISH, verb transitive

[Latin finio, from finis, an end.]

  1. To arrive at the end of, in performance; to complete; as, to finish a house; to finish a journey.“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished” Genesis 2:1
  2. To make perfect.
  3. To bring to an end; to end; to put an end to.“Seventy weeks are determined on thy people, and on thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and make an end of sins” Daniel 9:24
  4. To perfect; to accomplish; to polish to the degree of excellence intended.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.