teleios describes the complete manner of sobriety urged as the basis for setting hope on coming grace.

The attested use intensifies the call to be sober before setting hope on the grace being brought at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1. Complete sobriety in an exhortation · dominant

   In 1 Peter 1:13, the adverb occurs in the exhortation to be sober and to set hope on coming grace; the APB renders the clause “being completely sober.”

   1 Peter 1:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 1:13, the APB presents the term in “being completely sober.” This rendering is read in the context of the whole exhortation.