televw" , Adv. , v. tevleio" .
telhvei" , essa, en , ( televw ) = tevleio" , perfect, complete, of victims, e[rdein or rJevzein telhevssa" eJkatovmba" to offer hecatombs, either of full tale or number, or of full-grown beasts, or of beasts without blemish, Il.; telhvente" oijwnoiv birds of sure augury, h. Hom.
II. telhvei" potamov" , of Ocean, the river in which all others end, or ever-circling, Hes.
tevllw, TE vLLW
TE vLLW , aor. I e[teila : pf. tevtalka :— to make to arise, accomplish, Pind .: —Pass. to come forth, arise, Id.
II. intr. in Act. , hJlivou tevllonto" at sun rise, Soph.
tevlma
tevlma , ato", tov , standing water, a pool, pond, marsh, swamp, Ar ., Plat. : in pl. low land subject to inundation, water-meads, Hdt.
II. the mud of a pool, mud for building with, mortar, Id. (Deriv. uncertain.)
telmatwvdh"
telma±t-wvdh" , e" , ( ei\do" ) marshy, muddy, u{dwr Plut.
tevlo", TE vLOS, tevlo"
TE vLOS
,
eo", tov
,
the fulfilment
or
completion
of anything,
Lat.
effectus
,
i.e. its
consummation, issue, result, end,
Hom
.,
etc.
;
t. polevmou
its
issue,
Il.;
t. ejpitiqevnai tiniv
to put
a finish
to a thing,
i.e. give it effect, Ib.;
t. ejpigivgnetai ajrh`/si
ones prayers are
accomplished,
Od.:—
tevlo" e[cein
to have reached
the end, to be finished
or
ready,
Il.;
t. e[cei daivmwn o{pa qevlei
the deity keeps
the result
in his own power,
Eur.
:—
t. labei`n
to be
completed,
Plat.
2.
esp.
of
the end
of life,
to; t. bivou
,
Soph.
,
Eur.
; and without
bivou
,
the end, death,
Hdt.
3.
periphr. in various phrases,
tevlo" qanavtou
the point
or
term
of death,
Lat.
exitus mortis
,
Hom
.; so,
t. gavmoio
=
gavmo"
, Od.,
etc.
4.
Adverbial usages:
a.
tevlo"
at last,
Hdt
.,
Thuc.
: so,
eij"
or
ej" tevlo"
Hdt
.:—
dia;tevlou"
throughout, for ever, completely,
Trag
.:—
tevlei
,
Lat.
omnino
, at all,
Soph.
II.
the end proposed, chief matter,
muvqou t
. Il.
2.
the end of action,
Plat
.:—hence =
to; ajgaqovn
,
the chief good,
Ciceros
finis bonorum,
Arist.
3.
perfection, full age,
ajndro;" t
. mans
full age,
man
hood,
Plat
.;
tevlo" e[cein
or
lambavnein
to be grown up,
Id.
4.
a final decision, determination,
Aesch.
5.
the prize
at games,
Pind.
III.
supreme authority,
Eur
.,
etc.
2.
a magistracy, office,
oiJ ejn tevlei
men in office, magistrates,
Soph
.,
Thuc.
,
etc.
;
oiJ ejn tevlei bebw`te"
Soph
.:—then,
to; tevlo"
the government,
Aesch
.;
ta; tevlh
the magistrates,
Thuc
.,
Xen.
,
etc.
3.
generally,
a task, office,
Aesch
.;
ojmmavtwn tevlh
the
duties
of the eyes,
Eur.
IV.
a body of soldiers,
Il.;
ejn televessin
in
squadrons,
Il.; so,
kata; tevlea
Hdt
.: —
divrruma tevlh
troops
of chariots,
Aesch.
; and of ships,
triva tevlh tw`n new`n
Thuc.
V. that which is paid for state purposes, a toll, tax, duty, Ar ., Plat. , etc. ; ajgora`" t . a market- due, Ar. ; tevlo" privasqai, pwlei`n to farm a tax, or let it, Dem ., Aeschin. ; for luvein tevlh , v. luvw V.