γεμίζωgemízō
to fill
Greek (New Testament) · G1072
Meanings
1. properly, of a ship: Mark 4:37 (passive).
2. In late writers, generally, with accusative, followed by genitive, Mark 15:36, John 2:7, John 6:13, Revelation 15:8; ἀπό, Luke 15:16, Rec. WH, margin; ἐκ, Luke 15:16, WH, Revelation 8:5. Pass., absolutely: Luke 14:23.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Mark 4:37 But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.
- Mark 15:36 One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!”
- Luke 14:23 So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.
- John 2:7 Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled,
- John 6:13 So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves.
- Revelation 8:5 Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.