Teleios τέλειος

Teleios (Greek τέλειος, Strong's G5046) is a Greek adjective meaning “perfect”. It occurs 19 times in 17 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Teleios, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:48
  Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
• Matthew 19:21
  Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Romans

• Romans 12:2
  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 2:6
  Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
• 1 Corinthians 13:10
  But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.
• 1 Corinthians 14:20
  Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 4:13
  Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.

Philippians

• Philippians 3:15
  Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.

Colossians

• Colossians 1:28
  Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
• Colossians 4:12
  Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 5:14
  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
• Hebrews 9:11
  But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

James

• James 1:4
  But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
• James 1:17
  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
• James 1:25
  But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
• James 3:2
  For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

1 John

• 1 John 4:18
  There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).