τετέλεσται

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(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)

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)

a dramatic pronouncement of impending death or other end

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