King James Bible Dictionary

FIN'ISH, verb transitive [Latin finio, from finis, an end.]

1. To arrive at the end of, in performance; to complete; as, to finish a house; to finish a journey.

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished. Genesis 2:1.

2. To make perfect.

Episodes, taken separately, finish nothing.

3. To bring to an end; to end; to put an end to.

Seventy weeks are determined on thy people, and on thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and make an end of sins.

Daniel 9:24.

4. To perfect; to accomplish; to polish to the degree of excellence intended. In this sense it is frequently used in the participle of the perfect tense as an adjective. It is a finished performance. He is a finished scholar.

FIN'ISHED, participle passive

1. Completed; ended; done; perfected.

2. adjective Complete; perfect; polished to the highest degree of excellence; as a finished poem; a finished education.

FIN'ISHER, noun

1. One who finishes; one who completely performs.

2. One who puts an end to.

3. One who completes or perfects.

Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Hebrews 12:2.

FIN'ISHING, participle present tense Completing; perfecting; bringing to an end.

FIN'ISHING or FIN'ISH, noun Completion; completeness; perfection; last polish.