τελεί-ωσιςorτελέωσις,εως,ἡ,
A. development, completion, of physical growth, λαμβάνει τελέωσιν τὰ ᾠά
Arist. HA 543a19
, cf. 561a5 , Hp. Septim. 1 , Sor. 1.18 , al., Gal. 15.26 ; τὴν τ. τῶν μορίων ἀπολαμβάνειν
Arist. HA 583b24
, etc.;ἡ τῶν καρπῶν τ. Thphr. HP 3.4.3 ;ἕως τελειώσεωςtosaturation-point, Epicur. Ep. 2p.38U. ; of a building, Arist. Ph. 246a26 ; of a statue, Stoic. 3.48 ; in moral sense, αἱ ἀρεταὶ τελειώσεις
Arist. Ph. 247a2
, cf. 246a13 , Metaph. 1021b20 ; εἰς τὴν τ. ἄγεσθαι τῆς φύσεως
Id. EN 1153a12
.
b. executionof a legal instrumentby completingit, BGU 1168.3
(i B.C.), PFlor. 56.7 , al.(iii A.D.).
2. in Logic, ἡ τ. τῶν συλλογισμῶν
Arist. APr. 42a35