perfection τελειότης, ητος, ἡ, completeness, perfection, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Definitiones” 412b, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 207a21, 261a36, LXX.Judg.9.16, 2nd c.AD: G
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perfection τελειότης, ητος, ἡ, completeness, perfection, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Definitiones” 412b, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 207a21, 261a36, LXX.Judg.9.16, 2nd c.AD: G
perfection τελείωσις, -εως, ἡ (τελειόω), [in LXX chiefly for מִלֻּא, Exo.29:22, al. ;] fulfilment, completion, perfection: Luk.1:45, Heb.7:11.† (AS)
fulfilled τελεσ-τός,ή,όν, A. fulfilled,ἐπὶ τελεστῶν ἀγαθῶνdub. in IG 22.4548 .
armed dance τελεσιάς,άδος,ἡ, a kind of A. armed dance, named after its inventor Telesias, Ath. 14.629d , 630a , Hsch.
completion of a work τελεσῐουργ-ία,ἡ, A. completion of a work, Heph.Astr. 3.4 , Procl. in Alc. p.72 C.;efficacyof ritual, Iamb. Myst. 2.11 , al.; of numbers,a making τέλειος( 1.5 b), Theol.Ar. 44 .
event, fulfilment, τέλεσις,εως,ἡ, A. event, fulfilment, App.Anth. 3.146.12 ( Theon , pl.); ἵνα τέλεσιν τὴν ταχίστην λάβῃ τὰ λειτουργήματα POxy. 1412.13 (iii A.D.).
working its will τελεσσί-φρων,ονος,ὁ,ἡ, (φρήν) poet. forτελεσίφρων, A. working its will,μῆνις τ., of divine vengeance, A. Ag. 700 (lyr.). 2. Μνήμης τελεσίφρονος υἱὲ μέγιστεperh.perfecting man's ment
mature development τελεσφόρ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. mature development, Max.Tyr. 16.4 .
initiation in the mysteries τελεσφορ-ία,ἡ, A. initiation in the mysteries, τ. ἐπετήσιος Call. Ap. 78 , cf. Cer. 130 (pl., s.v.l.), A.R. 1.917 (pl.). II. toll, custom, AB 309 .
pertaining to τελετ-αρχικός,ή,όν, A. pertaining to τελετάρχαι 2 ,διάκοσμος, φύσις, ib. 112 . II. oforbelonging to initiations, [ὄνομα] Procl. in Cra. p.33 P.
death τελευτή, -ῆς, ἡ (τελέω), [in LXX chiefly for מוּת, מָוֶת ;] __1. a finishing. __2. an end: τ. βίου (Hdt., al.): also without βίου, the end of life, death (Hdt., Plat., al.): Mat.2:15.† (AS)
pertaining to the supreme end τελικός,ή,όν, A. pertaining to the supreme end,ἀγαθὰ τ. (opp.ποιητικά) Stoic. 3.25 , al.;κεφάλαια τ. topicsdrawn from these goods, Hermog. Prog. 6 , al. 2. more general
small bivalve shell-fish τελλίνη[ῑ],ἡ , a A. small bivalve shell-fish, = ξιφύδριον , Hp. Vict. 2.48 , Sopat. 7 , Xenocr. ap. Orib. 2.58.116 , Dsc. 2.6 .
office of τελων-ία,ἡ, A. office of τελώνης:tax-farming, D. 21.166 ;τελώνας(leg.τελωνίας) καὶ βιαίους πράξεις ἀποτελεῖ Vett.Val. 2.11 .
of tolls τελων-ιάς,άδος,ἡ, A. of tollsorcustoms,μᾶζα τ. the good fareof the τελῶναι, AP 6.295 ( Phan. ).
relating to tax-farming τελων-ικός,ή,όν, A. relating to tax-farming, νόμοι D. 24.101 , PRev.Laws 21.12 (iii B.C.); πρόσοδοι Plu. 2.201b ;τὰ τ. thetolls, Pl. Lg. 842d . 2. oforfor tax-farmers, o
sliced and salted τεμᾰχ-ιστός,ή,όν, A. sliced and salted, Macho ap. Ath. 6.244c , Ath. Med. ap. Orib. inc. 23.27 .
of τεμεν-ικός,ή,όν, A. oforfor a τέμενος, Anaxandr. 12 (dub.);τεμενικόν,τό ,name of the temple ofso-and-so, St.Byz. s.v. Ἰσεῖον . EM 278.35 . II. τ. πρόσοδοιthe rentof τεμένη, Did. ap. Harp. s.v. ἀ
in Τεμπ-ικός,ή,όν, A. inorof Tempe, Plu. 2.1136a , Ael. VH 3.1 :—fem.Τεμπίς,ίδος, Nic. Al. 199 .
lickerishness, gluttony τενθ-εία,ἡ, A. lickerishness, gluttony, Ar. Av. 1691 , Alciphr. 3.24 .
wasp τενθρ-ηδών,όνος,ἡ, a kind of A. waspthat makes its nest in the earth, Arist. HA 629a31 , Dsc. 5.109 ; cf. sq.
stiffness of the sinews τενοντάγρα,ἡ, A. stiffness of the sinews, Cael.Aur. TP 5.2 .
child-bearing τέξις,εως,ἡ, (τίκτω) A. child-bearing, Hp. Mul. 1.34 .
softness τερᾰμότης,ητος,ἡ, A. softness, Thphr. CP 4.12.10 .