τετέλεσται

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /te.té.les.tai̯/ → /teˈte.les.tɛ/ → /teˈte.les.te/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /te.té.les.tai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /teˈte.les.tɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /teˈte.les.tɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /teˈte.les.te/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /teˈte.les.te/

Verb

τετέλεσται • (tetélestai)

1. perfect mediopassive third-person singular of τελέω (teléō)

References

• τετέλεσται in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• τετέλεσται in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek τετέλεσται (tetélestai), the 3sg perfect passive form of Ancient Greek τελέω (teléō).

Interjection

τετέλεσται • (tetélestai)

1. a dramatic pronouncement of impending death or other end