Consummation
συντέλειαStrong’s G4930sunteleia
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sunteleia is the Greek word usually translated “consummation” and “completion”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.”
Meaning
Usually translated “consummation” and “completion”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- consummation 5
- completion 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
- Matthew 13:49So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
- Matthew 24:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
- Matthew 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Hebrews 9:26For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Greek dictionary
συντέλεια sunteleia · consummation
συντέλεια, -ας, ἡ (συντελέω), [in LXX chiefly for כָּלָה and (in Da) for קוּם ;] 1. in cl., a joint payment or contribution for public service; hence, generally, joint action (Plat.). 2. In late writers (Polyb., al.), consummation, completion: σ. τ. αἰῶνος, -ων (cf. Dan LXX TH Dan.12:13, al.), Mat.13:39-40, 49 24:3 28:20, Heb.9:26.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “consummation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONSUMMATION, noun
[Latin]
- Completion; end; perfection of a word, process or scheme.
- The end or completion of the present system of things; the end of the world.
- Death; the end of life.
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.