πλήρηςplḗrēs
replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete
Greek (New Testament) · G4134
Meanings
1. full, filled: Matthew 14:20, Matthew 15:37; with genitive of thing, Mark 8:19; λέπρας, Luke 5:12; metaphorically, of the soul: πνεύματος ἁγίου, Luke 4:1, Acts 6:3, Acts 7:55, Acts 11:24; πίστεως, Acts 6:5; χάριτος, Acts 6:8; χ. καὶ ἀληθείας, John 1:14; δόλου, Acts 13:10; θυμοῦ, Acts 19:28; ἔργων ἀγαθῶν, Acts 9:36.
2. full, complete: μισθός, 2 John 1:8; σῖτος (π. prob. indecl. here; see on John 1:14, supr.), Mark 4:28.
Same root
- πλήθωplḗthō · G4130to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue, influence, supply)); specially, to fulfil (time)
- πληροφορέωplērophoréō · G4135to carry out fully (in evidence), i.e. completely assure (or convince), entirely accomplish
- πληρόωplēróō · G4137to make replete, i.e. (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow), or (figuratively) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, execute (an office), finish (a period or task), verify (or coincide with a prediction), etc.
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 14:20 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers.
- Matthew 15:37 They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food.
- Mark 4:28 The earth produces the crops on its own. First a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grain ripens.
- Mark 8:19 When I fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread, how many baskets of leftovers did you pick up afterward?” “Twelve,” they said.
- Luke 4:1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,
- Luke 5:12 In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.