4930. sunteleia

Lexicon

sunteleia: Completion, consummation, end

Original Word: συντέλεια
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: sunteleia
Pronunciation: soon-TEL-i-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (soon-tel'-i-ah)
Definition: Completion, consummation, end
Meaning: a completion, consummation, end.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

end.

From sunteleo; entire completion, i.e. Consummation (of a dispensation) -- end.

see GREEK sunteleo

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 4930 syntéleia (from 4862 /sýn, "close together with" and 5055 /teléō, "complete, consummate") – culmination (completion), i.e. when the parts come together into a whole ("consummation") – "an end involving many parts" (B. F. Westcott). See 4931 (synteléō).

4930 /syntéleia ("culminating end, finish") is not strictly "termination" but rather "consummation" (completion) that ushers in a new time-era/age (Mt 13:39,40,49,24:3, 28:20).

[The KJV is misleading by rendering 4930 (syntéleia) as "the end of the world" (i.e. when it occurs with aiōn, "age/epoch"). This expression actually means "at the "consummation of the age," i.e. when it reaches its intended climax (consummated conclusion).]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from sunteleó
Definition
a joint payment (for public service), joint action, spec. completion
NASB Translation
consummation (1), end (5).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4930: συντέλεια

συντέλεια, συντελείας, ἡ (συντελής), completion, consummation, end (so in Greek writings from Polybius on; the Sept. chiefly for כָּלָה; for קֵץ in Daniel 12:4, 13; in other senses from Aeschylus down): αἰῶνος or τοῦ αἰῶνος, Matthew 13:39, 40 L T Tr WH, ; ; τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου, Matthew 13:40 R G; τῶν αἰώνων, Hebrews 9:26 (see αἰών, 3, p. 19b bottom (cf. Hermas, sim. 9, 12, 3 [ET] and Hilgenfeld at the passage)); καιροῦ and καιρῶν, Daniel 9:27; Daniel 12:4; τῶν ἡμερῶν, ibid. ; ἀνθρώπου, of his death, Sir. 11:27 (25); cf. .

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek words σύν (syn, meaning "together") and τέλος (telos, meaning "end" or "completion").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek concept of συντέλεια is closely related to several Hebrew terms that convey the idea of completion or end, such as קֵץ (qets, Strong's Hebrew 7093) and תַּמָּה (tammah, Strong's Hebrew 8552). These terms are used in the Old Testament to describe the conclusion of a period or the fulfillment of prophetic events, paralleling the eschatological themes found in the New Testament.

Usage: The word συντέλεια is used in the New Testament to describe the end of the age or the completion of God's redemptive plan. It is often associated with eschatological themes, referring to the final events in the history of the world as foretold in Scripture.

Context: The term συντέλεια appears in several key passages within the New Testament, primarily in the context of eschatology. In Matthew 13:39, Jesus uses the term in the Parable of the Weeds, stating, "The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels." Here, συντέλεια signifies the final judgment and separation of the righteous from the wicked.

In Matthew 24:3, the disciples ask Jesus, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?" This inquiry highlights the disciples' concern about the culmination of history and the establishment of God's kingdom.

The term is also found in Hebrews 9:26, where it is written, "Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself." Here, συντέλεια underscores the definitive and singular nature of Christ's sacrificial work, marking the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.

The concept of συντέλεια is integral to understanding the biblical narrative of salvation history, as it points to the ultimate resolution of God's purposes for creation. It assures believers of the certainty of God's promises and the hope of eternal life.

Forms and Transliterations

συντελεια συντελεία συντελείᾳ συντέλεια συντελείαν συντέλειαν συντελειας συντελείας συντέλεσμα συντελέσματα sunteleia sunteleias synteleia syntéleia synteleíāi synteleias synteleías

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 13:39 N-NFS
GRK: δὲ θερισμὸς συντέλεια αἰῶνός ἐστιν
NAS: and the harvest is the end of the age;
KJV: is the end of the world;
INT: and [the] harvest [the] completion of the age is

Matthew 13:40 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ συντελείᾳ τοῦ αἰῶνος
NAS: so shall it be at the end of the age.
KJV: shall it be in the end of this world.
INT: in the completion of the age

Matthew 13:49 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ συντελείᾳ τοῦ αἰῶνος
NAS: So it will be at the end of the age;
KJV: at the end of the world:
INT: in the completion of the age

Matthew 24:3 N-GFS
GRK: παρουσίας καὶ συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος
NAS: of Your coming, and of the end of the age?
KJV: coming, and of the end of the world?
INT: coming and the completion of the age

Matthew 28:20 N-GFS
GRK: ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος
NAS: even to the end of the age.
KJV: [even] unto the end of the world.
INT: until the completion of the age

Hebrews 9:26 N-DFS
GRK: ἅπαξ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν αἰώνων
NAS: once at the consummation of the ages
KJV: in the end of the world
INT: once in [the] consummation of the ages

Strong's Greek 4930
6 Occurrences

συντέλεια — 4 Occ.
συντελείας — 2 Occ.