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G3838 · Greek · New Testament
παντελής
Pantelēs
Adjective
Complete, perfect, uttermost

Definition

The Greek adjective pantelēs (παντελής) means complete in all respects, perfect, or to the uttermost. Compounded from pas (all) and telos (end/completion), it conveys totality and perfection of accomplishment. It appears twice in the New Testament: once describing full healing and once describing Christ's complete ability to save.

Usage & Theological Significance

Pantelēs in Hebrews 7:25 is one of the New Testament's most reassuring declarations: 'He is able to save completely (eis to pantelēs) those who come to God through him.' Christ's intercession is not partial, conditional, or limited. His saving ability extends to the uttermost — to every person, for the full depth of sin, for all time. No one is too lost, too far gone, or too broken for the completeness of Christ's salvation. The word also appears in Luke 13:11 where a woman bent double was healed so she was no longer bent — a total, complete healing prefiguring this complete salvation.

Key Bible Verses

Hebrews 7:25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Luke 13:11 A woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.
John 17:23 I in them and you in me — so that they may be brought to complete unity.
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Colossians 2:10 And in Christ you have been brought to fullness.

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