τέλειος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From τέλος (télos, end) + -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix). Related to, and largely synonymous with, τελήεις (telḗeis).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

τέλειος • (téleios) m (feminine τελείᾱ, neuter τέλειον); first/second declension

τέλειος • (téleios) m or f (neuter τέλειον); second declension

  1. having reached its end, finished
    1. (of victims) complete, perfect, entire, without blemish
    2. (of animals and humans) full-grown, adult
    3. (of persons) absolute, complete, accomplished, perfect
      1. (of things)
    4. (of statues) life-sized
      • ICret II 3, 4 C, ll. 7-8
    5. (of prayers, vows, etc.) fulfilled, accomplished
    6. (of numbers) full, complete
      1. (in arithmetic) those numbers which are equal to the sum of their divisors
    7. the third bowl offered to Zeus
  2. (of the gods) perfect, omnipotent, infinite
  3. last
  4. (neuter substantive) a royal banquet
  5. (feminine substantive) a full stop, period
  6. (adverb) at last
    1. completely, absolutely
    2. (the neuter is also used as an adverb)
      • 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses 5
      • 95 CE – 165 CE, Appian, Civil Wars 1.8
      • 50 CE – 150 CE, Soranus, Collected Works 2.56

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈte.li.os/
  • Hyphenation: τέ‧λει‧ος

Adjective

τέλειος • (téleios) m (feminine τέλεια, neuter τέλειο)

  1. perfect, ideal, complete

Declension

  • ατελειοποίητος (ateleiopoíitos, unperfected)
  • αυτοτελειοποίηση f (aftoteleiopoíisi, self-perfectionment)
  • τέλεια (téleia, perfectly, adverb)
  • τελεία f (teleía, full stop, period) (punctuation mark)
  • τελειοθηρία f (teleiothiría, perfectionism)
  • τελειομανής (teleiomanís, perfectionist)
  • τελειομανία f (teleiomanía, perfectionism)
  • τελειοποιημένος (teleiopoiiménos, perfected, participle)
  • τελειοποίηση f (teleiopoíisi, perfectation)
  • τελειοποιώ (teleiopoió, make perfect)
  • τελειότητα f (teleiótita, perfection)
  • τελειόφοιτος (teleiófoitos, graduate student)
  • τελείωμα n (teleíoma, completion)
  • τελειωμός m (teleiomós, completion)
  • τελειώνω (teleióno, complete, finish)
  • τελειωτικός (teleiotikós, finite)
  • τελείως (teleíos, completely, adverb)
  • τελείωση f (teleíosi, completion)
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