ἐπιτελέω

ἐπιτελ-έω, [tense] fut.

A

-τελῶ SIG229.17

(Erythrae, iv B.C.), [dialect] Dor.[ per.] 3pl. [tense] fut.

-τελεσσεῦντι Annuario 4

/5.225.27 (Rhodes, ii B.C.), [ per.] 3pl. [tense] pf.

-τετελέκαντι SIG1158.3

(Delph., iii B.C.):—complete, finish, accomplish,

ἐ. τὰ ἐπιτασσόμενα Hdt.1.115

, cf. 51,90 ; τὰς ἐντολάς ib.157 ; τὸν προκείμενον ἄεθλον ib. 126 ;

ἀποδείξιας Archyt.4

;

ἐ. ἔργῳ ἃ ἂν γνῶσιν Th.1.70

;

ταῦτα τοῖς ἔργοις ἐ. Isoc.2.38

;

πόλεμον Plb.1.65.2

; esp. of the fulfilment of oracles, visions, etc., Hdt.1.13 ([voice] Pass.), al. ; εὐχήν ib.86 ;

ἃ ὑπέσχετο Th.1.138

:—[voice] Med., τὴν κρίσιν ἐπιτελέσασθαι get it completed, Pl.Phlb. 27c ;

καλὴν καὶ σεμνὴν πρᾶξιν -τετελεσμένος Plb.15.22.1

:—[voice] Pass., ὅπως ἂν ἡ εἰρήνη ἐπιτελεσθῇ that it may be brought to pass, Decr. ap. D.18.29 ; of movements, Hero Aut.19.5 ; [παθήματα] τῇ ἀδελφότητι ἐ. IEp.Pet.5.9.

2 bring to perfection,

τὴν γένεσιν Arist.GA741b5

, cf. HA539a33:—[voice] Pass., Id.GA758b26.

3 [voice] Pass. in Logic, of a syllogism, to be made perfect, by reduction to the first figure, Id.APr. 28a5,41b4.

II discharge a religious duty,

θυσίας Hdt.2.63

, Thphr. ap.Porph.Abst.2.16, Inscr.Prien.108.27 (ii B.C.) ;

τὰ νομιζόμενα τοῖς θεοῖς PAmh.2.35.50

(ii B.C.) ;

νηστείας καὶ ὁρτάς Hdt.4.186

;

λατρείας Ep.Hebr.9.6

(so in [voice] Med.,

εὐωχίαν ἐπετελέσατο Inscr.Prien.113.61

(i B.C.)) : abs., sacrifice,

τινί Ael.VH12.61

.

2 celebrate,

τὴν τοῦ Κυνὸς ἐ. ἐπιτολήν Olymp. in Mete.113.14

.

III pay in full,

ἀποφορήν Hdt. 2.109

;

πεντακόσια τάλαντα βασιλέϊ τὸν ἐπέτειον φόρον Id.5.49

, cf. 82, 84 ;

ἐπιμήνια Id.8.41

: metaph. in [voice] Med., ἐπιτελεῖσθαι τὰ τοῦ γήρως to have to pay, be subject to, the burdens of old age, X.Mem.4.8.8 ; ἐ. θάνατον have to pay the debt of death, Id.Ap.33:—[voice] Pass., ἡ δίκη.. τοῦ φόνου.. ἐκ Μαρδονίου ἐπετελέετο was paid in full by.., Hdt.9.64.

IV impose upon,

ἀσεβείας δίκην τινί Pl.Lg.910d

.