τέλος (telos)
τέλος (telos) (Greek Lexicon • G5056 • end, to, at the end): end, to, at the end. Primary meaning: end, to, at the end, to the uttermost. Strong's: properly, the point aimed at as a limit, i.e. (by implication) the conclusion of an act or state (termination (literally, figuratively or indefinitely), result (immediate, ultimate or prophetic), purpose); specially, an impost or levy (as paid). Lexical nuances: end : most freq. of the termination or limit of an act or state (in NT also of the end of a period of time, cl. τελευτή ), Lk 1:33 , I Co 10:11 , II Co 3:13 , I Pe 4:7 ; by meton., of one who makes an end, Ro 10:4 ; ἕως ( ἄχρι, μέκρι ) τέλους , I Co 1:8 , II Co 1:13 , He 3:14 6:11 , Re 2:26 ; εἰς τ. , to or at the end , Mt 10:22 , Mk 13:13 , Lk 18:5 , Jo 13:1 (or here, to the uttermost , v. Wes... It is closely linked with Nahor (Generation 18 • Messianic Line • Child of Serug ): Nahor is a biblical figure in Generation 18 of the Messianic Line , child of Serug , parent of Terah . ( Genesis 11:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34-35 , Genesis 11:24-25 )
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Nahor (Generation 18 • Messianic Line • Child of Serug ): Nahor is a biblical figure in Generation 18 of the Messianic Line , child of Serug , parent of Terah . ( Genesis 11:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34-35 , Genesis 11:24-25 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 22 , Genesis 24 ) Terah (Generation 19 • Messianic Line • Child of Nahor): Terah is a biblical figure in Generation 19 of the Messianic Line, child of Nahor, parent of Haran , Abram/Abraham , Nahor. ( Genesis 11:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 11:32 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Joshua 24 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Jephunneh (Generation 25 • Child of Shelah ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah. (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 28 , Numbers 13 ) Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Telem (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:24 (identified with Baalath-beer ).)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Isaiah 41:28 : "For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word."; Genesis 20:13 : "And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall ..."; Deuteronomy 28:49 : "The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;". Related canonical books and chapters: Deuteronomy (Old Testament • 34 Chapters).