Τελεσφορίων

A. bringing fulfilment; used by Hom. always in phrase τελεσφόρον εἰς ἐνιαυτόν, for the space of a fulfilment-bringing year, for a complete year, Il. 19.32, Od. 4.86, al., Hes. Th. 740; freq. in Trag., destined to be accomplished, τελεσφόροι ἀραί A. Th. 655; τ. εὐχαί Id. Ch. 212, E. Ph. 69; εὔχομαι τοὔνειρον εἶναι τοῦτ’ ἐμοὶ τ. A. Ch. 541; φάσματα δὸς τ. grant accomplishment to the visions, S. El. 646; τ. χάριν δοῦναι grant the favour of fulfilment, Id. OC 1489; τ. διδοῦσα χρησμόν E. Ph. 641 (lyr.).

II. able to fulfil or accomplish, allpowerful, Ζεύς h.Hom. 23.2; Μοῖρα A. Pr. 511; πρὸς ἐνδίκοις φρεσὶν τελεσφόροις δίναις κυκλούμενον κέαρ Id. Ag. 996 (lyr.); Δίκη S. Aj. 1390; πεσεῖν ἐς τὸ μὴ τ. to fall fruitless, powerless to the ground, A. Ag. 1000 (lyr.); τ. προθυμία, πειθώ, cited as examples of frigidity of style, Arist. Rh. 1406a3.

2. bearing fruit in due season, χῶραι Thphr. CP 3.23.5; bringing their fruit to perfection, δένδρα Plu. 2.2e; favourable to production, ὕδωρ Thphr. CP 2.6.4.

b. Pythag. name for 7 and 9, Theol.Ar. 42 and 58.

3. having the management or ordering, δωμάτων τ. γυνή A. Ch. 663; cf. τέλειος 11.

III. as pr. n., a deity worshipped in company with Asclepios and Hygeia, IG 22.4533.27, al.:—also Τελεσφορίων, ωνος, ὁ, CIG 6753 (loc.inc., dedicated to Ἀσκληπιὸς Περγαμηνός).

2. title of priest at Cyrene, ib.5145 (cf. τελεσφορέω 111).

3. sorceress, LXX De. 23.17(18).