G4931 — συντελέω (synteléō)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G4931
Original: συντελέω
Transliteration: synteléō
Pronunciation: soon-tel-eh'-o
Part of Speech: Verb
Root: σύν (syn, "together with") + τελέω (teleō, "to end, complete") — to complete entirely, bring to a full end
Occurrences: 7 unique verses (7 tokens) across 6 books
First Occurrence: Mat 7:28 — "And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From σύν and τελέω; to complete entirely; generally, to execute.

Semantic Domains¶

Louw-Nida: - Domain 068.003: Aspect: Complete, Finish, Succeed - Other words: ἀναπληρόω (G378), ἀπαρτισμός (G535), ἀποτελέω (G658), διανύω (G1274), ἐκτελέω (G1615), ἐπιτελέω (G2005), πληρόω (G4137), τελέω (G5055) - Domain 067.003: Time: A Point of Time with Reference to Duration (Beginning, End) - Other words: ἀρχή (G746), πληρόω (G4137), πλήρωμα (G4138), συμπληρόω (G4845), συντέλεια (G4930) - Domain 013.003: Be, Become, Exist: Exist

UBS Semantic Domains: - [068] Aspect - [013] Be, Become, Exist, Happen - [067] Time

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
had ended	2	28.6%
I will make	1	14.3%
be fulfilled	1	14.3%
ended	1	14.3%
he will finish	1	14.3%
were ended	1	14.3%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Hebrews	1	0.3
Luke	2	0.2
Romans	1	0.2
Matthew	1	0.1
Mark	1	0.1
Acts	1	0.1

Spread thinly across 6 of 27 NT books. No concentration in any single author or genre. The two Lukan uses are both in the temptation narrative (Luke 4). Absent from John, the Pauline epistles (except Romans), and Revelation — despite its eschatological flavor.

Morphological Distribution¶

Form	Parsing	Occurrences
συντελέσας	Aorist Active Participle Nom Sg M	Luke 4:13
συντελεσθεισῶν	Aorist Passive Participle Gen Pl F	Luke 4:2
συντελεῖσθαι	Present Passive Infinitive	Mark 13:4, Acts 21:27
συντελῶν	Present Active Participle Nom Sg M	Romans 9:28
συντελέσω	Future Active Indicative 1st Sg	Hebrews 8:8

Active voice (3 occurrences): a personal agent brings something to completion — Jesus ending his sayings (Mat 7:28 implied), the devil finishing temptation (Luk 4:13), God finishing his work (Rom 9:28). Passive voice (3 occurrences): the period or process itself reaches completion — the forty days being ended (Luk 4:2), the signs being fulfilled (Mar 13:4), the seven days being almost ended (Act 21:27). Future active (1 occurrence): God's covenant-making declaration (Heb 8:8).

Semantic Categories¶

1. Completing a Period of Time¶

Luk 4:2 — "Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended (synteléō)..."
Act 21:27 — "And when the seven days were almost ended (synteléō), the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people"

The passive voice marks the natural expiration of a fixed duration — the forty days of testing, the seven days of purification. The word emphasizes that the entire period ran to its full conclusion.

2. Completing a Discourse or Activity¶

Mat 7:28 — "And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended (synteléō) these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine"
Luk 4:13 — "And when the devil had ended (synteléō) all the temptation, he departed from him for a season"

Active voice with a personal subject who brings an activity to its complete conclusion. In both cases "all" (πᾶς) appears in the context, reinforcing the thoroughness of the ending.

3. Eschatological / Prophetic Consummation¶

Mar 13:4 — "Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled (synteléō)?"
Rom 9:28 — "For he will finish (synteléō) the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth"

Marks the consummation of prophetic events. The disciples ask about the culmination of all end-time events. Paul quotes the LXX of Isaiah 10:22-23, where the Hebrew כָּלָה (kalah) "to end/complete/consume" underlies synteléō — God decisively finishing his judicial work.

4. Covenant-Making as Consummation¶

Heb 8:8 — "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make (synteléō) a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah"

Quoting LXX Jeremiah 31:31 (38:31 LXX), where the Hebrew כָּרַת (karath, "cut") stands. The LXX translators chose synteléō rather than a cutting/establishing verb, framing covenant-making as bringing something to full consummation — completing or perfecting a relationship.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
ἡμέρα (hēmera)	G2250	3× (43%)	"when the days were ended" — marks temporal completion
πᾶς (pas)	G3956	3× (43%)	"all these things" / "all the temptation" — emphasizes totality
διάβολος (diabolos)	G1228	2× (29%)	devil as agent completing temptation (Luk 4:2, 13)
κύριος (kyrios)	G2962	2× (29%)	the Lord as agent finishing work (Rom 9:28, Heb 8:8)
λόγος (logos)	G3056	2× (29%)	completing words/sayings (Mat 7:28, Rom 9:28)

The word frequently appears with time markers (ἡμέρα) and totality terms (πᾶς), reinforcing its sense of full, thorough completion.

Word Family / Cognates (τελ- root)¶

G5055 τελέω (teleō) — to end, complete, execute, conclude (26v) — the simple root verb
G5056 τέλος (telos) — end, goal, conclusion — the noun
G4930 συντέλεια (synteleia) — entire completion, consummation (6v) — the cognate noun, used 5× in Matthew for "the end of the world/age"
G2005 ἐπιτελέω (epiteleō) — to fulfill further, bring to completion (10v)
G1615 ἐκτελέω (ekteleō) — to complete fully, finish (2v)
G5048 τελειόω (teleioō) — to make complete/perfect (24v)

Synonyms¶

The UBS relationship data surfaces a broad overlap set rather than tight τελ-family equivalents: - G659 ἀποτίθημι (apotithēmi) — to put away, lay aside - G5013 ταπεινόω (tapeinoō) — to humble, bring low - G770 ἀσθενέω (astheneō) — to be weak - G1587 ἐκλείπω (ekleipō) — to fail, come to an end - G1224 διαβαίνω (diabainō) — to pass over, pass through - G622 ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi) — to destroy, bring to ruin - G1303 διατίθημι (diatithēmi) — to arrange, make, establish - G4704 σπουδάζω (spoudazō) — to hasten, be diligent - G2100 εὐαρεστέω (euaresteō) — to please well

Antonyms¶

No direct antonyms identified from search_relationships.py for συντελέω.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
τελέω (teleō)	G5055	finish, end	Simple completion or execution; synteléō adds the σύν- prefix intensifying to "complete entirely/together"
πληρόω (plēroō)	G4137	fulfilled, complete	Filling up a measure or fulfilling a prophecy/scripture; synteléō emphasizes reaching the conclusive end of a process
τελειόω (teleioō)	G5048	finish, perfect	Moral or developmental perfection; synteléō is temporal/actional conclusion, not qualitative perfection
ἐπιτελέω (epiteleō)	G2005	finish, complete	Carrying through to fulfillment (often of human tasks); synteléō stresses the total, definitive ending

Domain Neighbors (Louw-Nida 013.003 — Exist)¶

Strong's	Word	Total Verses	Primary KJV	Key Difference
G622	ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi)	29	perish, destroy	Destruction/loss; synteléō is completion, not annihilation
G1096	γίνομαι (ginomai)	141	came to pass, was	General becoming/happening; synteléō specifies reaching the definitive end
G450	ἀνίστημι (anistēmi)	28	arose	Rising/standing up (resurrection); different semantic field

Hebrew Source (via LXX)¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occurrences	PMI	Notes
כָּלָה (kalah)	H3615	85	6.10	Primary equivalent — "to end, consume, complete"; dominant bridge
בָּצַע (batsa')	H1214	6	5.87	"to break off, cut off, gain by violence"
תָּמַם (tamam)	H8552	9	4.63	"to complete, be finished, be consumed"
חֵמָה (chemah)	H2534	8	3.42	"heat, fury, wrath" — contextual co-occurrence in judgment passages
חָרַץ (charats)	H2782	3	5.29	"to cut, determine" — appears in Isa 10:22-23 alongside kalah
מְלָאכָה (melakah)	H4399	8	3.19	"work, business" — contextual: completing a work/task
שָׁפַךְ (shaphak)	H8210	7	3.30	"to pour out" — judgment imagery alongside consummation

The dominant Hebrew bridge is כָּלָה (kalah, H3615) with 85 co-occurrences and the highest PMI score. This connection is significant: kalah carries both "complete" and "consume/destroy" senses, and when the LXX translators chose synteléō for kalah, they preserved the finality but filtered the destructive nuance through a completion frame.