apoteleo denotes bringing something to its completion, whether an action’s final outcome or a process brought to its end.

The attested use concerns reaching completion: in Luke 13:32 the present active form occurs in Jesus’ statement about the third day, while in James 1:15 the aorist passive participle describes sin after it has reached its completed state.

1. Bring to a completed outcome · dominant

   In Luke 13:32, ἀποτελῶ is a present active indicative in Jesus’ statement following his casting out of demons and performing healings; the APB renders the concluding clause, “and on the third day I will be perfected.” In James 1:15, ἀποτελεσθεῖσα is an aorist passive participle describing sin before it brings forth death; the APB renders, “and sin, once it is completed, brings forth death.”

   Luke 13:32James 1:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “I will be perfected” in Luke 13:32 and “once it is completed” in James 1:15. These renderings confirm the verses’ completion language without establishing finer distinctions.