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τελεσφορέω

To mature

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τελεσφορέω G5052
Pronunciation telesphoréō

What does τελεσφορέω (telesphoréō) mean in the Bible?

τελεσφορέω (telesphoréō) is a Greek word meaning "to mature". τελεσφορέω, -ῶ (τέλος, φέρω) [in LXX: 4Ma.

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Meaning

to mature
Extended definition

(τέλος, φέρω) [in LXX: 4Ma.13:20 * ;]

aof plants, to bring fruit to perfection (Theophr.): Luk.8:14
bof females, to bear perfect offspring (Artemid.; 4Mac, l.with).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Luke 8:14 1×
1 total occurrences across this form in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 1
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 8:14 τελεσφοροῦσιν present active indicative ongoing

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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