Telesphoreo describes reaching maturity, contrasted with being choked by life's cares, riches, and pleasures.

The attested use describes reaching maturity: in Luke 8:14, those choked by life's cares, riches, and pleasures fail to reach that outcome.

1. Reach maturity despite hindrance · dominant

   In Luke 8:14, the present active indicative plural form refers to those who have heard but are choked as they go on their way. The APB renders the outcome negatively as “do not reach maturity,” contrasting it with the pressures of cares, riches, and pleasures of life.

   Luke 8:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 8:14, the APB presents the term's outcome with “do not reach maturity.” This rendering is confirmed by the verse's contrast rather than treated as an exact lexical equivalent.