To complete
καταρτίζωStrong’s G2675katartizō
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katartizō is the Greek word usually translated “mending”, “have prepared for yourself” and “adjusting”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mending”, “have prepared for yourself” and “adjusting”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mending 1
- you have prepared for yourself 1
- adjusting 1
- fully trained 1
- fitted 1
- knit together 1
- do be perfected 1
- do restore 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 3
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 21:16And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
- Mark 1:19And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
- Luke 6:40The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
- Romans 9:22What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
- 1 Corinthians 1:10Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
- 2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Greek dictionary
καταρτίζω katartizō · to complete
κατ-αρτίζω [in LXX chiefly in Ps (Psa.8:2 al.; כּוּן, etc.) and Ezra (כְּלַל) ;] to render ἄρτιος, i.e. fit, complete; (a) to mend, repair: Mat.4:21, Mrk.1:19; (b) to furnish completely, complete, equip, prepare: pass., Luk.6:40, Rom.9:22, Heb.11:3; mid., Mat.21:16 (LXX), Heb.10:5 (LXX); (with) in ethical sense, to prepare, complete, perfect: Gal.6:1 (EV, restore), 1Pe.5:10; pass., 1Co.1:10 (Field, Notes, 167), 2Co.13:11, Heb.13:21 (cf. προ-καταρτίζω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “complete” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COMPLETE, adjective
- Having no deficiency; perfect.“And ye are complete in him who is the head of all principality and power” Colossians 2:10
- Finished; ended; concluded; as, the edifice is complete
- In botany, a complete flower is one furnished with a calyx and corolla.
All definitions and other forms of “complete”
COMPLETE, verb transitive
- To finish; to end; to perfect; as, to complete a bridge, or an edifice; to complete an education.
- To fill to accomplish; as, to complete hopes or desires.
- To fulfil; to accomplish; to perform; as, the prophecy of Daniel is completed.
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.