Bible Dictionary
ACCOMPLISH
To accomplish is to complete, fulfill, execute, establish, consecrate, or bring something to its intended end. Biblical usage applies the word to both actions and the fulfillment of God’s purposes.
Definition
To accomplish is to complete, fulfill, execute, consecrate, establish, perfect, finish, or bring something to its intended end. The word can describe completing an action, carrying out a purpose, or bringing a predicted or appointed matter to fulfillment.
Biblical Usage
Scripture applies the term to completing tasks, fulfilling prophecy, executing works, consecrating offerings, establishing purposes, finishing ministry, and bringing events to their appointed end.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-kom'-plish: Richly represented in the Old Testament by seven Hebrew synonyms and in the New Testament by five Greek (the King James Version); signifying in Hebrew</p><p>(1) "to complete" (La 4:11);</p><p>(2) "to fulfill" (Da 9:2);</p><p>(3) "to execute" (1Ki 5:9);</p><p>(4) "to set apart" i.e. "consecrate" (Le 22:21);</p><p>(5) "to establish" (Jer 44:25 the King James Version);</p><p>(6) "to have pleasure in" (Job 14:6);</p><p>(7) "to perfect" (Ps 64:6);</p><p>in Greek</p><p>(1) "to finish" (Ac 21:5);</p><p>(2) "to bring to an end" (Heb 9:6);</p><p>(3) "to be fulfilled" (Lu 2:6);</p><p>(4) "to fill out" (Lu 9:31);</p><p>(5) "to complete" (Lu 12:50).</p>