Τετέλεσται,  [5 verses] ( verb 3rd sg perf ind mp ) "It is finished" is  teleo, which means "to complete", "to fulfill," and "to accomplish." It also means "to bring to perfection", "to pay what one owes," and "to execute a legal document."  -- "Finished" is translated from a Greek word, which means "to complete" and "to accomplish," especially in the sense of having goal.  It also means "to bring to perfection." The form is the third-person, passive, past perfect, so "it has been accomplished."