συντελ-έω G4931
To bring to completion, finish; to be fulfilled or reach appointed conclusion; to accomplish or establish (a covenant).
Synteleō combines syn- ('together') with teleō ('to complete'), yielding the idea of bringing all parts together to their intended end. Luke uses it twice in the temptation narrative: the devil departed 'having completed' (syntelesas) every temptation (Luke 4:13), and the forty days 'having been completed' (syntelesthesisōn) signaled the onset of hunger (Luke 4:2). Spanish habiendo-completado and habiendo-terminado track this active finishing sense precisely. The prophetic-fulfillment use appears in Mark 13:4, where the disciples ask when all these things are 'to be fulfilled' (synteleisthai). Most theologically weighty is Heb 8:8, where God declares 'I will accomplish' (syntelesō) a new covenant — not merely finishing a task, but bringing to fruition the ultimate divine promise.
Senses
1. bring to completion, finish — To bring to completion, to finish — actively completing a task, period, or sequence of actions. In Luke 4:13, the devil departs 'having completed' (syntelesas) every temptation, and in Luke 4:2 the forty days of fasting are 'having been completed' (syntelesthesisōn). Rom 9:28 uses it of the Lord carrying out and 'completing' (syntelōn) his word on earth. Spanish habiendo-completado and habiendo-terminado both capture this sense of bringing a defined process to its end. 3×
AR["لَمّا-أَتَمَّ", "لَمّا-انتَهَت", "مُتِمًّا"]·ben["শেষ-করে", "শেষ-হওয়ার-পর", "সম্পূর্ণ-করতে"]·DE["vollenden", "συντελέσας", "συντελεσθεισῶν"]·EN["completing", "having-been-completed", "having-completed"]·FR["achever"]·heb["כְּשֶׁנִּשְׁלְמוּ", "כְּשֶׁסִּיֵּם", "מַשְׁלִים"]·HI["पूरा-करते-हुए", "पूरे-होने-पर", "समाप्त-करके"]·ID["menyelesaikan", "setelah-berakhir", "setelah-mengakhiri"]·IT["compiere", "suntelesas", "suntelestheison"]·jav["ngrampungaken", "sasampunipun-rampung"]·KO["마치시고", "마친"]·PT["completando"]·RU["завершая", "окончив", "окончившихся"]·ES["habiendo-completado", "habiendo-terminado", "terminando"]·SW["akitimiza", "alipomaliza", "zilipokwisha"]·TR["tamamlanınca", "tamamlayarak", "tamamlayınca"]·urd["ختم-کر-کے", "ختم-ہونے-پر", "مکمل-کرتے-ہوئے"]
2. be fulfilled, reach completion — To be fulfilled, to reach divinely appointed completion — used in passive or middle voice for prophetic events or ritual periods reaching their destined conclusion. In Mark 13:4, the disciples ask when all the eschatological signs are 'to be fulfilled' (synteleisthai); in Acts 21:27, the seven days of purification were 'about to be completed' (syntelesthēsan). Spanish de-cumplirse ('to be fulfilled') and French achever ('to bring to conclusion') both convey the sense of destiny reaching its appointed moment. 2×
AR["أَنْ-تَتِمَّ", "أَنْ-تَكْتَمِلَ"]·ben["শেষ-হতে", "সম্পন্ন-হতে"]·DE["vollenden", "συντελεῖσθαι"]·EN["to-be-completed", "to-be-fulfilled"]·FR["achever"]·heb["לְ-הִשְׁתַּלֵּם", "לְהִשְׁלֵם"]·HI["पूरी-होने-को", "पूरे-होने-को"]·ID["digenapi", "diselesaikan"]·IT["compiere", "sunteleisthai"]·jav["kelakon", "rampung,"]·KO["끝나려-할-때에", "이루어지려고"]·PT["a-cumprir-se", "se-cumprir,"]·RU["завершиться,", "совершаться"]·ES["de-cumplirse"]·SW["kumalizika", "kutimizwa"]·TR["tamamlanmaya"]·urd["پوری-ہونا", "پورے-ہونے"]
3. accomplish, establish (covenant) — To accomplish or establish a covenant — specifically of God's act of bringing a solemn agreement into effect. In Heb 8:8 (quoting Jer 31:31), the Lord declares 'I will accomplish (syntelesō) a new covenant with the house of Israel.' Spanish consumaré ('I will consummate') beautifully captures the weightiness of this covenantal use — not merely finishing something, but bringing to full realization God's ultimate redemptive promise. 1×
AR["أُتِمُّ"]·ben["সম্পন্ন-করব"]·DE["vollenden"]·EN["I-will-accomplish"]·FR["achever"]·heb["אֶכְרֹת"]·HI["पूरा-करूंगा"]·ID["Aku-akan-mengadakan"]·IT["suntelesō"]·jav["Kawula-badhé-ngrampungaken"]·KO["마치리라"]·PT["consumarei"]·RU["заключу"]·ES["consumaré"]·SW["nitakamilisha"]·TR["tamamlayacağım"]·urd["قائم-کروں-گا"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
συντελ-έω, future -έσωRefs 4th c.BC+, Attic dialect συντελῶ Refs 3rd c.BC+:—bring to an end, complete, σ. τὴν δαπάνην make up the whole expense, Refs 4th c.BC+; σ. εἰς τὰ ἑκατὸν ἅρματα make up the number of the chariots to one hundred, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a workman, σ. γεῖσον finish it off, Refs 5th c.BC+; στέφανον Test. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; σ. ταχύ finish it in a hurry, Refs 2nd c.AD+; σ. τὴν…