Same entry in other lexica, beginning with Hesychius. The headword is third person singular, imperfect, of tele/w. This verb has a wide range of meanings; nevertheless, to judge from the gloss the one required here is LSJ s.v. II.3 (and if so the source is a passage like Cassius Dio 78.31.2 or Aelian, Varia Historia 12.43).