τὸ+δὲ+ἔργον+ἐφ

Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: surname of Apollon (Il.), also of Artemis (Ar. Th. 972 [lyr.]).

Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]

Etymology: By the ancients seen as `far-protecting(?)' or `far-working' ( ἑκάς and εἴργω or ἔργον), but it is rather `free-working, free-ruling [=waltend]', i.e. a bahuvrihi of *ἕκα \< *Ϝέκᾰ, adverb in -ᾰ ( σάφα etc.) to ἑκών (s. v.), and ἔργον. - See Bechtel Lex. s. v.; s. also Schwyzer 439 n. 8. Cf. ἑκηβόλος. - ἑκα- appears ina few PN, Έκα-μήδη (Hom.), Έκά-διος (Teos) (but Ϝhεκά-δᾱμος (Boeot.), with Ϝεκέ-δᾱμος (Thess.) and Άκά-δημος Att. is rather Pre-Greek, s.v.; Schwyzer 226 a. 256, Lejeune Traité de phon. 208).

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Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `to act, to perform', esp. of a sacrifice, `to offer a sacrifice' (ep. Il.).

Other forms: Fut. ῥέξω, aor. ῥέξαι, pass. ῥεχθῆναι.

Dialectal forms: Myc. woze 3 sg. pres. \/ worzei\/ Aura Jorro 2, 451.

Compounds: Rarely w. ἐπι-, κατα- a.o.

Derivatives: Vbaladj. ἄ-ρεκ-τος `undone' (Τ 150, Simon.), Nom. ag. ῥεκτήρ, - ῆρος m. `doer' (Hes., Man.; Benveniste Noms d'ag. 39), - τήριος `effective' (Ion Hist.), f. - τειρα (Man.); ῥέκτης m. `id.' (Plu., Aret.), - τικός `capable of smth.' (Porph.), also ῥέκτας `sacrificer' (Tauromenion; Rom. times); παρρέκτης πάντα πράττων ἐπὶ κακῳ̃ H.; cf. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 150 a. 175; on ῥέζω with derivv. E. Kretschmer Glotta 18, 85 f.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1168] *u̯erǵ- `work'

Etymology: Beside the full grade (Ϝ)έργον stood originally a zero grade yot-present, IE *u̯r̥ǵ-i̯-eti (= Av. vǝrǝzyeiti a.o.), of which he Greek representative *Ϝράζω (= Myc. woze), was replaced by the full grade ἔρδω \< *Ϝέργ-ι̯ω (after Ϝέργον). As secondary full grade, with diff. position of the liquida, came for it Ϝρεγ-, first in the aor. a. fut. ῥέξαι, ῥέξω, to which the pres. ῥέζω was formed, vbaladj. ἄ-ρ(ρ)εκτος etc.; cf. Schwyzer 716 n. 2 w. lit. On traces of the same full grade in Alban. a. Celt. Pok. 1168 w. lit.; on this w. extensive treatment Bader Les composés grecs du type de demiourgos (Études et Comm. 57 [Paris 1965]) 1ff. -- Further s. ἔρδω and ἔργον.

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κατακαίω (s. καίω; Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX; En 10:14; TestSol, TestAbr A 13 p. 93, 11 [Stone p. 34]; ApcEsdr; Just., A II, 21, 3; Ath. 29, 1) impf. κατέκαιον; fut. κατακαύσω; 1 aor. κατέκαυσα; inf. κατακέαι (=-κῆαι?; AcPl Ha 1, 27). Pass.: 2 fut. κατακαήσομαι (Tobit 14:4 BA; 1 Cor 3:15; 2 Pt 3:10 v.l. This form also Nicol. Dam.: 90 Fgm. 68 p. 371, 32 Jac.; SibOr 3, 507) and 1 fut. κατακαυθήσομαι (LXX; Rv 18:8; Hs 4:4); 2 aor. κατεκάην (Da 3:94 LXX; Jos., Bell. 6, 191; Just. A I, 21, 3) and 1 aor. κατεκαύθην (LXX; MPol 12:3 v.l.; Jos., Bell. 7, 450); pf. κατακέκαυμαι LXX; s. B-D-F §76, 1; W-S. §13, 9f and 15; Mlt-H. 242 (s.v. καίω) burn down, burn up, consume by fire τὶ someth.: weeds Mt 13:30; books Ac 19:19 (cp. PAmh 30, 36 [II B.C.] ἠναγκάσθην ἐνέγκαι τὰς συνγραφὰς καὶ ταύτας κατακαῦσαι. Acc. to Diog. L. 9, 52, books of Protagoras were burned by the Athenians in the marketplace); a heifer B 8:1 (cp. Num 19:5, 8).—Pass. ἔργον 1 Cor 3:15 (cp. TestAbr A 13 p. 93, 11 [Stone p. 34] εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον κατακαύσει τὸ πῦρ); cp. γῆ καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔργα κατακαήσεται 2 Pt 3:10 v.l. (for εὑρεθήσεται). Bodies of animals Hb 13:11. A third of the earth w. its trees and grass Rv 8:7abc. ὡς ξύλα Hs 4:4. Of being burned at the stake as a martyr MPol 12:3 (Diod S 1, 59, 3; 12, 25, 3 [in Roman admin. of justice]; Dio Chrys. 9 [10], 26 κατεκαύθη ζῶν; 29 [46], 7; Artem. 2, 52 p. 183, 1 P. [cp. 2, 49 p. 182, 15 P.]; 2, 49 p. 151, 16; Jos., Bell. 7, 450 [in Roman admin. of justice]). AcPl Ha 1, 27 κατακέαι (κατάκαιε or κατακῆαι [s. above, beg.]?) αὐτόν (Ath. 29, 1).—W. the addition of πυρί burn, consume someth. w. fire (Ex 29:14, 34; Lev 9:11) chaff Mt 3:12; Lk 3:17 (both π. ἀσβέστῷ); pass., weeds Mt 13:40 (καίεται v.l.). W. ἐν πυρί added (oft. LXX) someone: κ. τινὰ ἐν π. Rv 17:16. Pass. 18:8; but κατακαύσει ὑμᾶς πυρὶ ἀσβέστῷ AcPl Ha 1, 22.—Of a pillow ὑπὸ πυρὸς κατακαίεσθαι be consumed by fire MPol 5:2.—M-M.

καταλύω (s. prec. entry for mngs. 1–3, and κατάλυμα for mng. 4) fut. καταλύσω; 1 aor. κατέλυσα; pf. inf. καταλελυκέναι (Just., D. 41, 1). Pass.: 1 fut. καταλυθήσομαι; 1 aor. κατελύθην (Hom.+).

① to detach someth. in a demolition process, throw down, detach of a stone fr. a building Mt 24:2; Mk 13:2; Lk 21:6.

② to cause the ruin of someth., destroy, demolish, dismantle

ⓐ lit. of buildings (Hom. et al.; 2 Esdr 5:12; Jos., Ant. 9, 161 τ. ναοῦ [τ. θεοῦ] καταλυθέντος; SibOr 3, 459) τ. ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ Mt 26:61; cp. 27:40; Mk 14:58; 15:29. τὸν τόπον τοῦτον this place Ac 6:14.

ⓑ fig. (opp. οἰκοδομεῖν) tear down, demolish Gal 2:18. Of the body as an earthly tent ἐὰν ἡ ἐπίγειος ἡμῶν οἰκία τοῦ σκήνους καταλυθῇ if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed or taken down 2 Cor 5:1. τὸ ἔργον τοῦ θεοῦ tear down the work (i.e. the Christian congregation which, because of vs. 19, is prob. thought of as a building of God) Ro 14:20. On the contrary, the figure of the building is not present, and the gener. mng. destroy, annihilate (Strabo 13, 2, 3 p. 617; Ael. Aristid. 29 p. 570 D.: ἐλπίδας; TestBenj 3:8) is found in τὰ ἔργα τῆς θηλείας (s. ἔργον 3 end) GEg 252, 55.

③ to end the effect or validity of someth., put an end to

ⓐ to cause to be no longer in force abolish, annul, make invalid (Hdt.+) κ. τὸν νόμον do away with, annul or repeal the law Mt 5:17a (cp. X., Mem. 4, 4, 14; Isocr. 4, 55; Diod S 34+35 Fgm. 3 and 40, 2 [of the intention of the Seleucids against the Jews: καταλύειν τοὺς πατρίους νόμους]; Philostrat., Vi. Apoll. 4, 40; 2 Macc 2:22; Philo, Somn. 2, 123; Jos., Ant. 16, 35; 20, 81; Ath., R. 19 p. 72, 28). τ. νόμον κ. τ. προφήτας (sim. Mt 5:17a) Lk 23:2 v.l. τὰς θυσίας abolish sacrifices GEb 54, 20. Abs. Mt 5:17b (opp. πληροῦν); D 11:2.

ⓑ to bring to an end, ruin, (Appian, Prooem. C. 10 §42 ἀρχάς=empires; Arrian, Anab. 4, 10, 3 τυραννίδα; 4 Macc 4:24 τὰς ἀπειλάς; Jos., Ant. 12, 1 τὴν Περσῶν ἡγεμονίαν) ἡ βουλὴ καταλυθήσεται the plan will fail Ac 5:38. Also of pers. (TestJob 34:5; Just., D. 100, 6 al.; Diod S 16, 47, 2 τοὺς μάγους; Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 48 §210) suppress, stop vs. 39. Of rulers who are deposed (Diod S 1, 66, 6; 9, 4, 2 [a tyrant]; 14, 14, 7 al.; Polyaenus 7, 3 and 10; 8, 29; IAndrosIsis, Kyme 25) καταλύεται ὁ ἄρχων τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου the ruler of this age is deposed ITr 4:2.

④ to cease what one is doing, halt (lit. ‘unharness the pack animals’), rest, find lodging (Thu. et al.; SIG 978, 8; UPZ 12, 37 [158 B.C.]; 62, 34; BGU 1097, 5; Gen 19:2; 24:23, 25; Sir 14:25, 27; 36:27; JosAs 3:3; Jos., Vi. 248; Just., D. 78, 5 [ref. Lk 2:7]; cp. En 5:6) Lk 9:12. W. εἰσέρχεσθαι 19:7.—B. 758. M-M. EDNT. TW.

οἰκουργός, όν (οἶκος, ἔργον; for οἰκουρός Aristoph. et al.; the form w. γ is found elsewh. only in Soranus p. 18, 2 v.l. [for οἰκουρός]: οἰκουργὸν καὶ καθέδριον διάγειν βίον) pert. to carrying out household responsibilities, busy at home, carrying out household duties, of women Tit 2:5 (cp. Philo, Exsecr. 139 σώφρονας κ. οἰκουροὺς κ. φιλάνδρους; Cass. Dio 56, 3). S. the preceding entry; also Field, Notes, 220–22 and foll. entry.—S. DELG s.v. ἔργον I 2 p. 364. M-M.

πράσσω impf. ἔπρασσον; fut. πράξω; 1 aor. ἔπραξα; pf. πέπραχα. Pass.: 1 aor. ἐπράχθην; pf. ptc. πεπραγμένος (Hom.+ [the Attic form πράττω Ac 17:7 v.l.; 19:36 v.l.; Col 4:9 v.l., cp. Gignac I 151; for ins Threatte II 650f]; ins, pap, LXX, EpArist, Philo, Joseph., Test12Patr; Just., D. 35, 7 opp. λόγος).

① to bring about or accomplish someth. through activity, trans.

ⓐ do, accomplish (oft. used without distinction betw. itself and ποιεῖν, as Diod S 16, 27, 1 ἔξεστιν αὐτῷ πράττειν ὸ̔ βούλεται. Cp. Ro 1:32; 2:3; IMg 7:1). τὶ someth. προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς … τί μέλλετε πράσσειν Ac 5:35; πάντα πρ. IMg 4; 6:1; cp. 7:1; ITr 2:2 al. πρᾶξιν πράσσειν (s. also farther below) do a deed, do someth. Hs 5, 2, 11; τὰ πνευματικὰ πρ. do spiritual things IEph 8:2a. ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα πρ. do deeds that are consistent with repentance, act in a manner consistent etc. Ac 26:20. τὴν δικαιοσύνην 2 Cl 19:3 (cp. Xenophanes 1, 16 Diehl² τὰ δίκαια πρήσσειν). εἴτε ἀγαθὸν εἴτε φαῦλον 2 Cor 5:10; cp. Ro 9:11.—1 Cor 9:17; Eph 6:21; Phil 4:9.—Pass. οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἐν γωνίᾳ πεπραγμένον τοῦτο Ac 26:26.—Mostly of actions that are not praiseworthy (TestAbr B 10 p. 115, 8 [Stone p. 78] εἴ τι ἔπραξεν ἐκ νεότητος αὐτῆς; ApcEsdr 4:24 μικρὸν θέλημα πράξας) do, commit τὶ someth. Lk 22:23; 23:41a; Ro 1:32ab; 2:1–3; 7:15; 2 Cor 12:21 (ᾗ by attraction for ἥν); Gal 5:21; 1 Cl 35:6; 2 Cl 4:5; 10:5; Hm 3:3; D 1:5 (περὶ ὧν = περὶ τούτων ἅ). τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο πρ. 1 Cor 5:2 (Herodas 3, 62; cp. 82 ἔργα πράσσειν=commit evil deeds; τὸ ἔργον πρ. as Jos., Vi. 47). τὴν πολυτέλειαν τῶν ἐθνῶν πρ. Hs 1:10; ἄτοπον τι πρ. Lk 23:41b (ἄτοπος 2). (τὸ) κακόν (Pr 13:10 κακά; Jos., Ant. 19, 193) Ro 7:19; 13:4. τὸ πονηρόν Hm 10, 2, 4. πονηρά 2 Cl 8:2; 19:2. πονηρὰ ἔργα Hs 6, 3, 5; cp. 6. πονηρίαν 8, 8, 2. προπετές τι Ac 19:36. (τὰ) φαῦλα J 3:20; 5:29. πρᾶξιν πράσσειν commit a(n evil) deed (πρᾶξις 4b) Hm 4, 2, 2; 10, 2, 3 (ᾗ by attraction for ἥν); pl. Hs 8, 9, 4; 8, 10, 4. ἄλλα τινὰ πράσσοντες ἀνάξια θεοῦ while doing certain other things unworthy of God IEph 7:1. ἄξιον θανάτου πράσσειν τι do someth. worthy of death Ac 25:11, 25; 26:31; pass. οὐδὲν ἄξιον θανάτου ἐστὶν πεπραγμένον αὐτῷ (by him, B-D-F §191; Rob. 534; cp. Demosth. 29, 1 τὰ τούτῳ πεπραγμένα; Diod S 17, 1, 2; Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 44 §180 τὰ Καίσαρι πεπραγμένα; Chariton 2, 5, 8 πέπρακταί σοί τι δεινόν=a terrible deed has been committed by you; Syntipas p. 17, 1 τὰ πραχθέντα μοι; PTebt 23, 8 [119 or 114 B.C.] πέπρακταί σοι; Jos., Ant. 14, 161 τὰ Ἡρῴδῃ πεπραγμένα; Ath. 20, 2 τὰ πραχθέντα αὐτοῖς. Other exx. in Mlt-H. 459; Schmid IV 612) Lk 23:15. πρὸς τὸ ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ πολλὰ ἐναντία πρᾶξαι Ac 26:9 (ἐναντία πρ. as X., Cyr. 8, 7, 24). μηδὲν πράξῃς σεαυτῷ κακόν do yourself no harm 16:28.—Ign. is fond of combinations w. κατά and the acc. μηδὲν κατʼ ἐριθείαν πρ. IPhld 8:2; κατὰ θεόν τι πρ. 4; κατὰ σάρκα τι πρ. do someth. in the (physical) body IEph 8:2b; likew. 16:2 do someth. that involves the physical i.e. in contrast to corruption of the gospel, as false teachers do.—More in the sense practice, busy oneself with, mind τὶ someth. τὰ περίεργα magic Ac 19:19. τὰ ἴδια one’s own affairs 1 Th 4:11 (ἴδιος 4b and Soph., El. 678 σὺ μὲν τὰ σαυτῆς πρᾶσσε; X., Mem. 2, 9, 1 τὰ ἑαυτοῦ πρ.). τὰ πολλὰ πρ. busy oneself with many things Hs 4:5; νόμον πρ. observe the law Ro 2:25.

ⓑ collect taxes, duties, interest (Hdt. et al.; Theophr., Char. 6, 10; ins, pap, LXX; Jos., Ant. 9, 233 al.) τὶ someth. Lk 19:23. W. connotation in the direction of ‘extort’ 3:13 (cp. OGI 519, 22 τὰ μὴ ὀφειλόμενα αὐτοῖς παραπράσσουσιν).

② to engage in activity or behave in a certain way, intr. act, behave κατὰ ἄγνοιαν πρ. Ac 3:17; ἀπέναντι τῶν δογμάτων πρ. act contrary to the decrees 17:7 (opp. εὖ πράσσειν); καθὰ πράσσομεν in our actions IMg 10:1. εὖ πράσσειν act rightly, do well (Just., A I, 28, 3 [-ττ-]; cp. POxy 1067, 3 [III A.D.] καλῶς πρ. and Appian, Hann. 2, §3 πρ. κακῶς) IEph 4:2; ISm 11:3; prob. also Ac 15:29 because of the focus on performance of decretal specifications (cp. the formulation εὖ ποίησετε … ἀποδεχάμενα IMagnMai 91d, 8–10; Danker, Benefactor 311f; s. εὖ and 3 below).

③ to experience what is going on, be, be situated, intr. (Pind., Hdt.; pap) εὖ πρ. be well off (s. εὖ 1) so perh. Ac 15:29 (cp. POxy 120, 27 [IV A.D.]; s. 2 above; w. either interp. there is envisaged a positive effect on the beneficiaries resulting from their compliance). ἵνα εἰδῆτε … τί πράσσω in order that you may know … how (lit. ‘in respect to what’) I am getting along Eph 6:21 (Soph., Oed. R. 74 τί πράσσει; Pla., Tht. 174b; BGU 93, 32 δήλωσόν μοι, τί ἔπραξας; 821, 8; Jos., Ant. 6, 176; 19, 239).—B. 537f. DELG. Schmidt, Syn. I 397–423. M-M. TW. Sv.

τέλειος, α, ον (Hom. [e.g. Il. 24, 34 of unblemished sacrificial animals] +) gener. ‘attaining an end or purpose, complete’.

① pert. to meeting the highest standard

ⓐ of things, perfect

α. as acme of goodness, as adj. (ἀρετή Did., Gen. 40, 19.—Of aeons, Iren. 1, 1, 1 [Harv. I 8, 2]; Hippol., Ref. 6, 31, 4) ἔργον Js 1:4a (s. ἔργον lb); cp. ISm 11:2. δώρημα Js 1:17 (s. δώρημα). νόμος vs. 25 (opp. the Mosaic law). ἀγάπη 1J 4:18. ἀνάλυσις 1 Cl 44:5 (Just., D. 41, 1). γνῶσις 1:2; B 1:5. πρόγνωσις 1 Cl 44:2. μνεία 56:1. ἐλπίς ISm 10:2 (v.l. πίστις); χάρις 11:1. νηστεία Hs 5, 3, 6. ναός B 4:11 (ἐκκλησία Did., Gen. 69, 14). τελειοτέρα σκηνή (s. σκηνή 2) Hb 9:11.—Subst. τὸ τέλειον what is perfect Ro 12:2; perh. 1 Cor 13:10 (opp. ἐκ μέρους. S. EHoffmann, ConNeot 3, ’38, 28–31). ἐνάρετον καὶ τέλειον (someth.) virtuous and perfect IPhld 1:2. W. gen. τὸ τέλειον τῆς γνώσεως ἡμῶν the full measure of our knowledge B 13:7. Pl. (Philo) τέλεια what is perfect ISm 11:3b (Tat. 13, 2 τὰ τέλεια).

β. as acme of badness (ApcSed 14:7 ἀπόγνωστοι τὴν τελείαν ἀπόγνωσιν), adj. ἁμαρτίαι B 8:1; Hv 1, 2, 1. σκάνδαλον B 4:3.—Subst. τὸ τέλειον τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν the full measure of the sins 5:11.

ⓑ of persons who are fully up to standard in a certain respect and not satisfied with half-way measures perfect, complete, expert (TAM II/1, 147, 4f ἰατρὸς τέλειος; ZPE 3, ’68, 86: Didymus Fgm. 281, 7 τέλειος γεώμετρος; Wsd 9:6; 1 Ch 25:8) τέλειος ἀθλητής IPol 1:3. Esther is τελεία κατὰ πίστιν 1 Cl 55:6. Jesus became τέλειος ἄνθρωπος perfect human ISm 4:2.

② pert. to being mature, full-grown, mature, adult (Aeschyl., Pla., X.+; oft. pap; Philo; Jos., Ant. 19, 362).

ⓐ adj. ἀνὴρ τέλειος Eph 4:13 (opp. νήπιοι, as Polyb. 5, 29, 2; Philo, Leg. All. 1, 94, Sobr. 9 νήπιον παιδίον πρὸς ἄνδρα τέλειον=an immature child compared to a mature man, Somn. 2, 10). In dazzling wordplay: μὴ παιδία γίνεσθε ταῖς φρεσίν, ἀλλὰ τῇ κακίᾳ νηπιάζετε, ταῖς δὲ φρεσὶν τέλειοι γίνεσθε do not think like children, yet do be infants as respects evil, while at the same time grown-up in your thinking 1 Cor 14:20.

ⓑ subst. (Dio Chrys. 34 [51], 8 οἱ τ.; Diogenes, Ep. 31, 3 οἱ τ. … οἱ παῖδες; Ath., R. 17 p. 68, 31) τελείων ἐστὶν ἡ στερεὰ τροφή solid food is (only) for adults Hb 5:14 (opp. νήπιος). οἱ τέλειοι 1 Cor 2:6 is contrasted with νήπιοι 3:1 by WBauer, Mündige u. Unmündige bei dem Ap. Paulus, diss. Marburg 1902 (also Aufsätze u. Kleine Schriften, ed. GStrecker, ’67, 124–30 et al.; s. also GDelling, TW VIII 76–78.) But this may also belong in the next classification

③ pert. to being a cult initiate, initiated. As a t.t. of the mystery religions, τέλειος refers to one initiated into mystic rites (τελετή; s. τελειόω 3; cp. Herm. Wr. 4, 4; Philod., Περὶ θεῶν 1, 24, 12 [ed. HDiels, ABA 1915 p. 41; 93]; Iambl., Myst. 3, 7 p. 114 Parthey; Philo, Somn. 2, 234; Gnostics [WBousset, Kyrios Christos² 1921 p. 197, 1].—Rtzst., Mysterienrel.³ 133f; 338f; JWeiss, exc. after 1 Cor 3:3, also p. xviiif, Das Urchristentum 1917, 492; HKennedy, St. Paul and the Mystery Religions 1913, 130ff; Clemen² 314; in general, CZijerveld, Τελετή, Bijdrage tot de kennis der religieuze terminologie in het Grieksch ’34). Phil 3:15 and Col 1:28 prob. belong here (s. MDibelius, Hdb. on both passages. οἱ ὡς ἐν χριστιανισμῷ τ. Orig., C. Cels. 3, 19, 13).—CGuignebert, Quelques remarques sur la Perfection (τελείωσις) et ses voies dans le mystère paulinien: RHPR 8, 1928, 412–29; UWilckens, Weisheit u. Torheit, ’59, 53–60 supports Reitzenstein against Bauer.

④ pert. to being fully developed in a moral sense

ⓐ of humans perfect, fully developed (Hippol., Ref. 1, 19, 16) in a moral sense τέλειος ἀνήρ Js 3:2 (s. RHöistad, ConNeot 9, ’44, p. 22f). τὸν τέλειον ἄνθρωπον GMary 463, 26f (restored). Mostly without a noun εἰ θέλεις τέλειος εἶναι Mt 19:21 (EYarnold, TU 102, ’68, 269–73). Cp. IEph 15:2; D 1:4; 6:2. Pl. Mt 5:48a; ISm 11:3a. W. ὁλόκληροι Js 1:4b. W. πεπληροφορημένοι Col 4:12.

ⓑ of God perfect (Pind., Aeschyl. et al.; Theocr., Diod S, Plut. et al.; Tat.4, 2, 12; 4, 15, 2; Theoph. Ant. 2, 15 [p. 138, 12]) Mt 5:48b (i.e. God is a role model for unlimited display of beneficence; cp. on this verse Hierocles 18 p. 459: the goal is τὴν πρὸς θεὸν ὁμοίωσιν κτήσασθαι ‘attainment of likeness to God’ [oft. in Hierocles]; Marinus, Vi. Procli 18 ἵνα τὴν ὁμοίωσιν ἔχῃ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, ὅπερ τέλος ἐστὶ τὸ ἄριστον τῆς ψυχῆς; Betz, SM ad loc.). Restoration in a corrupt context AcPl Ha 1, 11 (ed. indicates τελέσαι or τελεῖν as alternatives).—RFlew, The Idea of Perfection ’34; FGrant, The Earliest Gospel, ’43; EFuchs, RBultmann Festschr., ’54 (Beih. ZNW 21), 130–36; PDuPlessis, Teleios. The Idea of Perfection in the NT ’59; KPrümm, Das NTliche Sprach-u. Begriffsproblem der Vollkommenheit, Biblica 44, ’63, 76–92; AWikgren, Patterns of Perfection in Hb, NTS 6, ’60, 159–67.—Schmidt, Syn. IV 503f. DELG s.v. τέλος. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.

τελειόω (τέλειος) fut. τελειώσω; 1 aor. ἐτελείωσα; perf. τετελείωκα. Pass.: pf. τετελείωμαι; 1 fut. τελειωθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἐτελειώθην; pf. τετελείωμαι (Soph., Hdt.+; ins, pap, LXX; TestAbr A 15 p. 95, 7 [Stone p. 38]; TestGad 7:1; EpArist, Philo; Jos., Vi. 12 al.; Ath., R. 17 p. 69, 10. The form τελεόω, freq. used outside our lit., occurs only Hb 10:1 v.l.—B-D-F §30, 2; Thackeray p. 82).

① to complete an activity, complete, bring to an end, finish, accomplish (Dionys. Hal. 3, 69, 2 τῆς οἰκοδομῆς τὰ πολλὰ εἰργάσατο, οὐ μὴν ἐτελείωσε τὸ ἔργον; Polyb. 8, 36, 2; 2 Ch 8:16; 2 Esdr 16: 3, 16) τὸ ἔργον J 4:34; 17:4; pl. 5:36. πάντα 1 Cl 33:6. ὡς τελειώσω τὸν δρόμον μου καὶ τὴν διακονίαν Ac 20:24. ἁγνῶς τελειοῦν τὴν διακονίαν complete service as deacon in holiness Hs 9, 26, 2. τὰς ἡμέρας spend all the days of the festival Lk 2:43 (cp. Jos., Ant. 3, 201). Pass. ἵνα τελειωθῇ ἡ γραφή in order that the scripture might receive its final fulfillment J 19:28 (perh. this belongs to 2c.)—τελειῶσαί τινα allow someone to reach the person’s goal (Hdt. 3, 86) pass. τῇ τρίτῃ τελειοῦμαι on the third day I will reach my goal Lk 13:32 (hardly mid., ‘bring to a close’ [Iambl., Vi. Pyth. 158] w. ‘my work’ to be supplied. But s. 2d below and cp. JDerrett, ZNW 75, ’84, 36–43 [wordplay involving death]).—This may also be the place for Hb 7:19 (s. 2eα below); 11:40 (s. 2d below).

② to overcome or supplant an imperfect state of things by one that is free fr. objection, bring to an end, bring to its goal/accomplishment

ⓐ of Jesus ἔπρεπεν αὐτῷ (i.e. τῷ θεῷ) διὰ παθημάτων τελειῶσαι (Ἰησοῦν) Hb 2:10 (i.e., as the context indicates, he receives highest honors via suffering and death in his identification w. humanity); pass., 5:9; 7:28. This is usu. understood to mean the completion and perfection of Jesus by the overcoming of earthly limitations (s. Windisch, Hdb. exc. on Hb 5:9.—JKögel, Der Begriff τελειοῦν im Hb: MKähler Festschr. 1905, 35–68; OMichel, D. Lehre von d. christl. Vollkommenheit nach d. Anschauung des Hb: StKr 106, ’35, 333–55; FTorm, Om τελειοῦν i Hb: Sv. Ex. Årsb. 5, ’40, 116–25; OMoe, TZ 5, ’49, 165ff). S. 3 below.

ⓑ bring to full measure, fill the measure of τὶ someth. τὰς ἀποκαλύψεις καὶ τὰ ὁράματα Hv 4, 1, 3. ἐτελείωσαν κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῶν τὰ ἁμαρτήματα GPt 5:17 (κατά A 2bγ).

ⓒ fulfill of prophecies, promises, etc., which arouse expectation of events or happenings that correspond to their wording (τελείωσις 2.—Jos., Ant. 15, 4 θεοῦ τοὺς λόγους τελειώσαντος; Artem. 4, 47 p. 228, 19 ἐλπίδας) ἡ πίστις πάντα ἐπαγγέλλεται, πάντα τελειοῖ Hm 9:10; pass. be fulfilled ἐξαίφνης τελειωθήσεται τὸ βούλημα αὐτοῦ 1 Cl 23:5.—MPol 16:2ab. The promises of the prophets find their fulfillment, by implication, in the gospel ISm 7:2. This may be the place for J 19:28 (so Bultmann.—S. 1 above).

ⓓ of the perfection of upright pers. who have gone on before, pass. (Wsd 4:13; Philo, Leg. All. 3, 74 ὅταν τελειωθῇς καὶ βραβείων καὶ στεφάνων ἀξιωθῇς) πνεύματα δικαίων τετελειωμένων Hb 12:23. So perh. also 11:40 and Lk 13:32 (s. 1 above).

ⓔ make perfect

α. someone ὁ νόμος οὐδέποτε δύναται τοὺς προσερχομένους τελειῶσαι Hb 10:1; likew. perh. (s. 1 above) 7:19 (then οὐδέν would refer to humanity). κατὰ συνείδησιν τελειῶσαι τὸν λατρεύοντα 9:9. Perh. 10:14 (s. 3 below). Pass. in act. sense become perfect (Zosimus: Hermet. IV p. 111, 15f) D 16:2; ἔν τινι in someth. (Jos., Ant. 16, 6) ἐν (τῇ) ἀγάπῃ 1J 4:18; 1 Cl 49:5; 50:3. W. inf. foll. B 6:19. ἵνα ὦσιν τετελειωμένοι εἰς ἕν in order that they might attain perfect unity J 17:23.—Also in an unfavorable sense τελειωθῆναι τοῖς ἁμαρτήμασιν B 14:5.—For Phil 3:12 s. 3 below.

β. someth. The Lord is called upon, in the interest of his community τελειῶσαι αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου D 10:5. Pass. (Philo, Somn. 1, 131 ψυχὴ τελειωθεῖσα ἐν ἄθλοις ἀρετῶν) ἐκ τῶν ἔργων ἡ πίστις ἐτελειώθη faith was perfected in good deeds Js 2:22. Of love 1J 2:5; 4:12, 17. Cp. 2 Cor 12:9 v.l.

③ As a term of mystery religions consecrate, initiate, pass. be consecrated, become a τέλειος (s. τέλειος 3) Phil 3:12 (though mng. 2eα is also prob.). Some of the Hb-passages (s. 2a; eα above) may belong here, esp. those in which a consecration of Jesus is mentioned 2:10; 5:9; 7:28 (s. THaering, Monatschr. für Pastoraltheol. 17, 1921, 264–75. Against him ERiggenbach, NKZ 34, 1923, 184–95 and Haering once more, ibid. 386–89.—EKaesemann, D. wand. Gottesvolk ’39, 82–90; GAvdBerghvEysinga, De Brief aan de Hebreën en de oudchristelijke Gnosis: NThT 28, ’39, 301–30).—DELG s.v. τέλος. M-M. EDNT. TW.

τελέω fut. τελέσω; 1 aor. ἐτέλεσα; pf. τετέλεκα. Pass.: 1 fut. τελεσθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἐτελέσθην; perf. τετέλεσμαι (Hom.+).

① to complete an activity or process, bring to an end, finish, complete τὶ someth. ταῦτα Hs 8, 2, 5. τὸν δρόμον (Il. 23, 373; 768; Soph., El. 726) 2 Ti 4:7. τοὺς λόγους τούτους Mt 7:28; 19:1; 26:1 (cp. Just., D. 110, 1). τὰς παραβολὰς ταύτας 13:53. τὴν μαρτυρίαν Rv 11:7. τὴν εὐχήν GJs 9:1. τὴν ἐξήγησιν Hv 3, 7, 4. τὰ γράμματα 2, 1, 4. τελέσας τὴν χαράκωσιν when he had finished the fencing Hs 5, 2, 3. τελεῖν πάντα τὰ κατὰ τὸν νόμον Lk 2:39 (τελ. πάντα as Jos., Ant. 16, 318). τελ. τὰς πόλεις τοῦ Ἰσραήλ finish (going through) the cities of Israel Mt 10:23 (on this pass. KWeiss, Exegetisches z. Irrtumslosigkeit u. Eschatologie Jesu Christi 1916, 184–99; JDupont, NovT 2, ’58, 228–44; AFeuillet, CBQ 23, ’61, 182–98; MKünzi, Das Naherwartungslogion Mt 10:23, ’70 [history of interp.]). Foll. by a ptc. to designate what is finished (B-D-F §414, 2; Rob. 1121; cp. Josh 3:17; JosAs 15:12) ἐτέλεσεν διατάσσων Mt 11:1. Cp. Lk 7:1 D; Hv 1, 4, 1.—Pass. be brought to an end, be finished, completed of the building of the tower (cp. 2 Esdr 5:16; 16: 15) Hv 3, 4, 1f; 3, 5, 5; 3, 9, 5; Hs 9, 5, 1; 9, 10, 2 (τὸ ἔργον). τελεσθέντος τοῦ δείπνου GJs 6:3 (TestAbr A 5 p. 81, 32 [Stone p. 10]; JosAs 21:8). ὡς … ἐτελέσθη ὁ πλοῦς AcPl Ha 7, 35. Of time come to an end, be over (Hom. et al.; Aristot., HA 7, 1, 580a, 14 ἐν τοῖς ἔτεσι τοῖς δὶς ἑπτὰ τετελεσμένοις; Lucian, Alex. 38) Lk 2:6 D; sim. τοῦ ἐξεῖναι τὸν Παῦλον εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην AcPl Ha 6, 15; τὰ χίλια ἔτη Rv 20:3, 5, 7. πάντα τετέλεσται J 19:28 (GDalman, Jesus-Jeschua 1922, 211–18 [tr. PLevertoff 1929, same pages].—Diagoras of Melos in Sext. Emp., Adv. Math. 9, 55 κατὰ δαίμονα κ. τύχην πάντα τελεῖται=‘everything is accomplished acc. to divine will and fortune’; an anonymous writer of mimes [II A.D.] in OCrusius, Herondas⁵ [p. 110–16] ln. 175 τοῦτο τετέλεσται); cp. τετέλεσται used absolutely in vs. 30 (if these two verses are to be taken as referring to the carrying out [s. 2 below] of divine ordinances contained in the Scriptures, cp. Diod S 20, 26, 2 τετελέσθαι τὸν χρησμόν=the oracle had been fulfilled; Ael. Aristid. 48, 7 K.=24 p. 467 D.: μέγας ὁ Ἀσκληπιός• τετέλεσται τὸ πρόσταγμα. Cp. Willibald Schmidt, De Ultimis Morientium Verbis, diss. Marburg 1914. OCullmann, TZ 4, ’48, 370 interprets the two verses in both a chronological and theol. sense. Diod S 15, 87, 6 reports the four last sayings of Epaminondas, two in indirect discourse and the other two in direct. S. also the last words of Philip s.v. πληρόω 5).—ἡ δύναμις ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ τελεῖται power finds its consummation or reaches perfection in (the presence of) weakness 2 Cor 12:9. The passives in Rv 10:7 (the aor. suggests the ‘final clearing up of all the insoluble riddles and problems of human life’: EBlakeney, The Epistle to Diognetus ’43, ’67); 15:1, 8; 17:17 belong under 2 as well as here.

② to carry out an obligation or demand, carry out, accomplish, perform, fulfill, keep τὶ someth. (Hom.+. Of rites, games, processions, etc., dedicated to a divinity or ordained by it: Eur., Bacch. 474 τὰ ἱερά; Pla., Laws 775a; X., Resp. Lac. 13, 5; Plut., Mor. 671 al.; Just., A II, 12, 5 μυστήρια; Mel., P. 16, 102 μυστήριον al.; in ins freq. of public service, e.g. IPriene 111, 22 an embassy) τὸν νόμον carry out the demands of, keep the law Ro 2:27; Js 2:8. τὴν ἐντολήν Hs 5, 2, 4 (Jos., Bell. 2, 495 τὰς ἐντολάς). τὸ ἔργον (Theogn. 914; Apollon. Rhod. 4, 742; Sir 7:25) 2:7a; 5, 2, 7. τὴν διακονίαν m 2:6ab; 12, 3, 3; Hs 2:7b; pass. m 2:6c. τὰς διακονίας Hs 1:9. τὴν νηστείαν 5, 1, 5; 5, 3, 8. ἐπιθυμίαν σαρκὸς τελεῖν carry out what the flesh desires, satisfy one’s physical desires (Artem. 3, 22; Achilles Tat. 2, 13, 3 αὑτῷ τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν τελέσαι) Gal 5:16. ὡς ἐτέλεσαν πάντα τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ γεγραμμένα when they had carried out everything that was written (in the Scriptures) concerning him Ac 13:29 (Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 59 §243 τὸ κεκριμένον τ.=carry out what was decided upon). Pass. Lk 18:31; 22:37 (cp. pass. cited 1, end). ἕως ὅτου τελεσθῇ until it (the baptism) is accomplished Lk 12:50. ἵνα ὁ τύπος τελεσθῇ in order that the type might be fulfilled B 7:3.

③ to pay what is due, pay (Hom., Pla., et al.; pap; Jos., Ant. 2, 192 al.) φόρους (Ps.-Pla., Alc. 1, 123a τὸν φόρον; Appian, Syr. 44 §231; PFay 36, 14 [111/12 A.D.]; Philo, Agr. 58; Jos., Ant. 15, 106; Just., A I, 17, 2 φόρους τελεῖν [Luke 20:22]; Tat. 4:1) Ro 13:6. τὰ δίδραχμα Mt 17:24. V.l. for τελευτάω Papias (4).—B. 797. DELG s.v. τέλος. M-M. EDNT. TW.

χείρ, χειρός, ἡ (Hom.+); on the acc. form χεῖραν J 20:25 v.l.; 1 Pt 5:6 v.l.; GJs 15:4 23:2 s. JPsichari, Essai sur le Grec de la Septante 1908, 164–70. Exx. fr. the pap in the Hdb. at J 20:25. Dual acc. τὼ χεῖρε only Tat. 22, 1. Dat. χειροῖν ApcPt Rainer ‘hand’.

① lit. Mt 12:10; Mk 3:1; Lk 6:6, 8; Ac 12:7; 20:34 al.; AcPlCor 2:35. πόδες καὶ χεῖρες Mt 22:13; cp. Lk 24:39, 40; Ac 21:11a. W. other parts of the body in sing. and pl. Mt 5:(29), 30; 18:8ab, (9); J 11:44. In the gen. w. the verbs ἅπτομαι Mt 8:15; ἐπιλαμβάνομαι (q.v. 1); κρατέω (q.v. 3b). In the acc. w. the verbs αἴρω (q.v. 1a); ἀπονίπτομαι (q.v.); βάλλω J 20:25b; δέω (q.v. 1b); δίδωμι (q.v. 2); ἐκπετάννυμι (q.v.); ἐκτείνω (q.v. 1); ἐπαίρω (q.v. 1); ἐπιβάλλω (q.v. 1b); ἐπισείω (q.v. 1); ἐπιτίθημι (q.v. 1aα; s. New Docs 4, 248 on laying on of hands; JCoppens, L’imposition des mains dans les Actes des Apôtres: Les Actes des Apôtres, ed. JKremer ’79, 405–38); cp. ἐπίθεσις (τῶν) χειρῶν (s. ἐπίθεσις); κατασείω (q.v.); νίπτομαι (s. νίπτω 1bβ and the lit. s.v. βαπτίζω 1; also JDöller, Das rituelle Händewaschen bei den Juden: Theol.-prakt. Quartalschr. 64, 1911, 748–58); τίθημι (q.v. 1aβ); ποιεῖν: ὀπίσω τὰς χεῖρας (ὀπίσω 1aβ) and τὰς χ. ἐναλλάξ (s. ἐναλλάξ); προσφέρω (q.v. 1bβ).—In the instrumental dat. ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί (cp. Chariton 8, 4, 6; BGU 326 II, 2 al. in pap.—χείρ= handwriting as early as Hyperides in Pollux 2, 152, also Philod., π. ποιημ. 4, 33; 6, 14 Jens.; PMagd 25, 2 [III B.C.]; Jos., Ant. 14, 52) Gal 6:11; Phlm 19. ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί (i.e. γέγραπται) 1 Cor 16:21; Col 4:18; 2 Th 3:17 (on the conclusion of a letter written in the sender’s own handwriting, in pap letters as well as in the works of the Emperor Julian [Epistulae, Leges etc., ed. Bidez and Cumont 1922, nos. 9; 11], s. CBruns, Die Unterschriften in den röm. Rechtsurkunden: ABA 1876, 41–138; KDziatzko, entry Brief: Pauly-W. III 1899, 836ff; Dssm., LO 132f; 137f [LAE 166f; 171f]; s. also lit. s.v. χαίρω 2b). ἐννεύω τῇ χ. (s. ἐννεύω). κατασείω τῇ χ. (s. κατασείω 2). κρατέω τῇ χ. (κρατέω 3b). Pl. ταῖς χερσίν with the hands (Demetr. Phaler.: 228 Fgm. 38, 28 Jac. [in Diog. L. 2, 13] ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσίν; Diod S 16, 33, 1 τ. ἰδίαις χ. 17, 17, 7 al.; Aesop, Fab. 272 P.=425 H.; Herm. Wr. 5, 2) Lk 6:1; 1 Cor 4:12; Eph 4:28; 1 Th 4:11 (s. HPreisker, Das Ethos d. Arbeit im NT ’36); Papias (3:3).—τὸ ἔργον τῶν χειρῶν τινος s. ἔργον 3 and Rv 9:20.—W. prepositions: the hand on or in which someth. lies or fr. which someth. comes or is taken: ἐν τῇ χειρί Mt 3:12; Lk 3:17. (ἔχειν τι) εἰς τὰς χεῖρας Hv 1, 2, 2. ἐπὶ τὴν χεῖρα Rv 20:1. ἐπὶ χειρῶν Mt 4:6; Lk 4:11 (both Ps 90:12; s. end of this section). ἐκ (τῆς) χειρός (Diod S 2, 8, 6) Rv 8:4; 10:10. The hand by which someth. comes about: of deities θεοὶ οἱ διὰ χειρῶν γινόμενοι gods that are made by hand Ac 19:26 (cp. Just., A I, 20, 5). Of an earthly temple οἰκοδομητὸς ναὸς διὰ χειρός B 16:7.—The arm may be meant (as Hes., Theog. 150; Hdt. 2, 121, 5 ἐν τῷ ὤμῳ τὴν χεῖρα; Herodas 5, 83 ἐν τῇσι χερσὶ τῇσʼ ἐμῇσι=in my arms; Paus. 6, 14, 7; Galen, De Usu Part. 2, 2 vol. I p. 67, 1 Helmreich; Longus 1, 4, 2 χεῖρες εἰς ὤμους γυμναί) in ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε Mt 4:6; Lk 4:11 (both Ps 90:12; but s. above). Whole for the part: finger Lk 15:22.

② an acting agent, hand (of), fig. ext. of 1. In this sense the focus is on the person or thing as the source of an activity.

ⓐ The OT (but cp. Diod S 3, 65, 3 ταῖς τῶν γυναικῶν χερσί=by the women; Ael. Aristid. 45 p. 70 D.: μετὰ τῆς χειρὸς τῶν δικαίων; Philostrat., Vi. Apoll. 6, 29; Nicetas Eugen. 7, 165 χειρὶ βαρβάρων) has a tendency to speak of a person’s activity as the work of one’s hand; διὰ χειρός ([τῶν] χειρῶν) τινος (בְּיַד פּ׳) through or by someone or someone’s activity, at the hand of Mk 6:2; Ac 2:23; 5:12; 7:25; 11:30; 14:3; 15:23; 19:11. Also ἐν χειρί (PsSol 16:14 ἐν χειρὶ σαπρίας by corruption; cp. AscIs 2:5 ἐν χερσίν) Gal 3:19. Corresp. the hands can represent the one who is acting οὐδὲ ὐπὸ χειρῶν ἀνθρωπίνων θεραπεύεται nor does God need to be served by humans Ac 17:25.

ⓑ The hand of deity means divine power (Il. 15, 695; Ael. Aristid. 47, 42 K.=23 p. 455 D.: ἐν χερσὶ τοῦ θεοῦ; LXX; Aristobulus in Eus., PE 8, 10, 1; 7–9 [p. 138 Holladay]; Ezk. Trag. 239 in Eus., PE 9, 29, 14; SibOr 3, 672; 795.—Porphyr. in Eus., PE 4, 23, 6 ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἔχων ὑπὸ χεῖρα, sc. τ. δαίμονας; Ath. 33, 2 παραβαίνων τὴν χεῖρα τοῦ θεοῦ). S. New Docs 2, 44.

α. as Creator (Ath. 34, 1) Ac 7:50 (Is 66:2). ποίησις χειρῶν αὐτοῦ 1 Cl 27:7 (Ps 18:2). τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου Hb 1:10 (Ps 101:26; ApcEsdr 1:10 p. 25, 2 Tdf.); 2:7 v.l. (Ps 8:7). Cp. B 5:10. In connection w. the account of creation the words ἄνθρωπον ταῖς ἱεραῖς χερσὶν ἔπλασεν 1 Cl 33:4 could be taken in the lit. sense.

β. as ruler, helper, worker of wonders, regulator of the universe: χεὶρ κυρίου ἦν μετʼ αὐτοῦ Lk 1:66; Ac 11:21 (TestAbr A 18 p. 100, 21 [Stone p. 48]).—Lk 23:46 (Ps 30:6); J 10:29; Ac 4:28 (w. βουλή, hence almost=‘will’; cp. Sir 25:26), 30; 1 Pt 5:6 (cp. Gen 16:9); 1 Cl 60:3. ὑπὸ τὴν κραταιὰν χεῖραν GJs 15:4.

γ. as punisher (PsSol 5:6 μὴν βαρύνῃς τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς; schol. on Apollon. Rhod. 4, 1043a ἐν ταῖς χερσὶ τῶν θεῶν νέμεσις) χεὶρ κυρίου ἐπί σε (1 Km 12:15) Ac 13:11. ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας θεοῦ ζῶντος (s. ἐμπίπτω 2) Hb 10:31. Cp. 1 Cl 28:2.

δ. of the powerful hand of Christ or of an angel J 3:35; 10:28; 13:3. ἐκ χειρὸς ἀγγέλου GJs 8:1; 13:2; cp. ἀγγέλων 15:3.—σὺν χειρὶ ἀγγέλου with the help of an angel Ac 7:35.

ⓒ hostile power (Hom. et al.; LXX) παραδιδόναι τινὰ εἰς χεῖράς τινος hand over to someone(’s power) (TestJob 20:3; ParJer 1:6; s. παραδίδωμι 1b; cp. PsSol 2:7 ἐγκαταλείπειν; Jos., Ant 6, 273.—B-D-F §217, 2) Ac 21:11b; pass. Mt 17:22; 26:45; Mk 9:31; Lk 9:44; 24:7; Ac 28:17; D 16:4. Also παραδιδ. τινὰ ἐν χειρί τινος 1 Cl 55:5. τὸ αἷμα σου ὑπὸ τὴν χεῖράν μού ἐστιν your blood is in my power GJs 23:2; escape, etc. ἐκ (τῆς) χειρός τινος from someone’s power (UPZ 79, 18 [159 B.C.] ἐκπέφευγεν ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου; Gen 32:12; Ex 18:10; Jos., Vi. 83) Lk 1:71, 74; J 10:39; Ac 12:11; AcPl Ha 8, 10f; AcPlCor 1:8. ἐκ χειρὸς σιδήρου λύσει σε he will free you from the power of the sword 1 Cl 56:9 (Job 5:20; Mel., P. 67, 478). ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν Ac 24:6 (7) v.l. (cp. X., An. 6, 3, 4; Lucian, Hermot. 9, end). ἐξέφυγον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ 2 Cor 11:33 (Diod S 18, 73, 4 τὰς τοῦ Σελεύκου χεῖρας διαφυγῶν). ὑπὸ χειρὸς ἀνθρώπων παθεῖν B 5:5. πίε τὸ ποτήριον … ἐν χειροῖν τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἐν Ἅιδου drink the cup out of the hand of the son, who is in the nether world ApcPtRainer 17f.

③ distinctive prepositional combinations: ἐν χερσίν of someth. that one has in hand, w. which one is concerned at the moment (Hdt. 1, 35 τὸν γάμον ἐν χερσὶν ἔχοντος; Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 81 §342 τὰ ἐν χερσίν; Ael. Aristid. 45 p. 74 D.; PPetr II, 9 [2], 4 [III B.C.] ἃ εἶχον ἐν ταῖς χερσίν; Jos., Bell. 43 165) ἐν χερσὶν ὁ ἀγών the contest is our concern at present 2 Cl 7:1. ὑπὸ χεῖρα continually (Ps.-Aristot., Mirabilia 52; Jos., Ant. 12, 185) Hv 3, 10, 7; 5:5; m 4, 3, 6 (B-D-F §232, 1.—In pap we have the mng. ‘privately’, ‘little by little’: PTebt 71, 15 [II B.C.]; Gnomon [=BGU V] prooem. 2f; PAmh 136, 17).—KGrayston, The Significance of ‘Hand’ in the NT: B Rigaux Festschr. ’70, 479–87.—B. 237ff. DELG. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.

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weorc: neut dat pl

ἔργνυμι

pres part act masc /neut dat pl (epic doric aeolic)

ἔργον

weorc: neut dat pl (epic ionic aeolic)

ἔργνυμι

pres part act masc /neut dat pl (epic doric aeolic)

ἔργον

weorc: neut dat pl (epic ionic aeolic)

ἔργνυμι

pres part act masc /neut dat pl (epic doric aeolic)

ἔργον

weorc: neut dat pl (epic ionic aeolic)

ἔργνυμι

pres part act masc /neut dat pl (epic doric aeolic)

ἔργον

weorc: neut dat pl (epic ionic aeolic)