τέλειος
τέλειος and τέλεος, α, ον, in Trag., Att., and Dor. also ος, ον, A. Eu. 382 (lyr.), Pl. Phlb. 67a, Arist. EN 1153b16, SIG 265 ( Delph., iv B.C.), etc.: the form τέλειος is alone used by Hom., neither form in Hes.; τέλεος is alone used by Hdt., exc. in 9.110; in Trag. and Att. both forms occur; Att. Inscrr. up to the end of iii B.C. have only τέλεος, IG 1(2).76.39, al., and τέλεος, τελέως, τελεῶ are recommended by Thom.Mag. p.358R.; τέλειος first in IG 2(2).2314.51, al. (early ii B.C.), freq. in Papyri ( PCair.Zen. 429.13, al. (iii B.C.), etc.), but the neut. used as Adv. is sts. τέλεον ( BGU 903.12 (ii A.D.), etc., τέλειον POxy. 707.31 (ii A.D.), etc.): the form τέλεως, acc. τέλεων, with pl. τέλεῳ, is found in SIG 1025.61, 1026.14 ( Cos, iv/iii B.C.), dub. in Schwyzer 734 ( Zeleia) and Herod. 7.20: the form τέληον in GDI 4963 ( Crete): ( τέλος):—