Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Matthew 13:39

συντέλεια. In classical Greek ‘a joint subscription, or association for paying state dues,’ &c. later the ‘completion’ of a scheme opposed to ἀρχὴ or ἐπιβολή, cp. συντέλειαν ἐπιθεῖναι τοῖς ἔργοις, Polyb. XI. 33, 7.

συντέλεια αἰῶνος. ‘Completion of the Æon,’ the expression is confined to this Gospel; see below, Matthew 13:40; Matthew 13:49 and ch. Matthew 24:3, but compare Hebrews 9:26, ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν αἰώνων, ‘at the completion of the Æons,’ and 1 Corinthians 10:11, τὰ τέλη τῶν αἰώνων, the ends or the final result of the Æons. In the two last passages the ‘Æons’ are the successive periods previous to the advent of Christ, the ‘Æon’ of the text is the period introduced by Christ, which will not be completed till his second Advent.

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Matthew 13:39

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