- Original: τελεσφορέω - Transliteration: Telesphoreo - Phonetic: tel-es-for-eh'-o - Definition: 1. to bring to (perfection or) maturity a. of fruits b. of pregnant women c. of animals bringing their young to maturity - Origin: from a compound of G5056 and G5342 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From a compound of G5056 and G5342 ; to be a bearer to completion (maturity) that is to ripen fruit (figuratively): - bring fruit to perfection.