πληρόωplēróō
to 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.
Greek (New Testament) · G4137
Meanings
1. to fill, make full, fill to the full, with accusative
(a) of things: passive (σαψήνη, φάραγξ), Matthew 13:48, Luke 3:5(LXX); figuratively, Matthew 23:32; but chiefly of immaterial things: πᾶσαν χρείαν, Philippians 4:19; ἦχος ἐπλήρωσε τ. οἶκον, Acts 2:2; with genitive of thing (classical Greek), Acts 5:28; passive, followed by ἐκ, John 12:3 (cf. B1., § 36, 4); π. τ. καρδίαν, John 16:6, Acts 5:3; metaphorically, of the all-pervading activity of Christ, Ephesians 4:10; middle, Ephesians 1:23
(b) of persons: to fill with, cause to abound in: with genitive of thing (classical Greek), Acts 2:28(LXX), Romans 15:13; passive, to be filled with, abound in: Ephesians 3:19, Philippians 4:18; with genitive of thing (classical Greek), Acts 13:52, Romans 15:14, 2 Timothy 1:4; with dative (Æsch., and elsewhere), Luke 2:40 (with genitive, T), Romans 1:29, 2 Corinthians 7:4; with accusative, Philippians 1:11, Colossians 1:9; followed by ἐν, Ephesians 5:18, Colossians 2:10.
2. to complete
(a) to complete, fulfil: of number, Revelation 6:11, WH, text; of time, Mark 1:15, Luke 21:24, John 7:8, Acts 7:23, Acts 7:30, Acts 9:23, Acts 24:27; ἐυδοκίαν, 2 Thessalonians 1:11; τ. χαράν, Philippians 2:2; passive, John 3:29, John 15:11, John 16:24, John 17:13, 1 John 1:4, 2 John 1:12; τ. ἔργα, Revelation 3:2; ἡ ὑπακοή, 2 Corinthians 10:6; τ. πάσχα, Luke 22:16
(b) to execute, accomplish, carry out to the full: Matthew 3:15, Luke 7:1, Luke 9:31, Acts 12:25, Acts 13:25, Acts 14:26, Acts 19:21, Romans 8:4, Romans 13:8, Romans 15:19, Galatians 5:14, Colossians 1:25, Colossians 4:17, Revelation 6:11, T, WH, R, margin
(c) of sayings, prophecies, etc., to bring to pass, fulfil: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 12:17, Matthew 13:35, Matthew 21:4, Matthew 26:54, Matthew 26:56, Matthew 27:9, Mark 14:49, Mark 15:28, Luke 1:20, Luke 4:21, Luke 24:44, John 12:38, John 13:18, John 15:25, John 17:12, John 18:9, John 18:32, John 19:24, John 19:36, Acts 1:16, Acts 3:18, Acts 13:27, James 2:23.
Same root
- πλήρηςplḗrēs · G4134replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete
- ἐκπληρόωekplēróō · G1603to accomplish entirely
- συμπληρόωsymplēróō · G4845to implenish completely, i.e. (of space) to swamp (a boat), or (of time) to accomplish (passive, be complete)
- ἀναπληρόωanaplēróō · G378to complete; by implication, to occupy, supply; figuratively, to accomplish (by coincidence ot obedience)
- πλήρωμαplḗrōma · G4138repletion or completion, i.e. (subjectively) what fills (as contents, supplement, copiousness, multitude), or (objectively) what is filled (as container, performance, period)
Where it appears
Appears 86 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 1:22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:
- Matthew 2:15 and they stayed there until Herod’s death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.”
- Matthew 2:17 Herod’s brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah:
- Matthew 2:23 So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
- Matthew 3:15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.
- Matthew 4:14 This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah:
See every passage
- Matthew 1:22, 2:15, 2:17, 2:23, 3:15, 4:14, 5:17, 8:17, 12:17, 13:35, 13:48, 21:4, 23:32, 26:54, 26:56, 27:9
- Mark 1:15, 14:49
- Luke 1:20, 2:40, 3:5, 4:21, 7:1, 9:31, 21:24, 22:16, 24:44
- John 3:29, 7:8, 12:3, 12:38, 13:18, 15:11, 15:25, 16:6, 16:24, 17:12, 17:13, 18:9, 18:32, 19:24, 19:36
- Acts 1:16, 2:2, 2:28, 3:18, 5:3, 5:28, 7:23, 7:30, 9:23, 12:25, 13:25, 13:27, 13:52, 14:26, 19:21, 24:27
- Romans 1:29, 8:4, 13:8, 15:13, 15:14, 15:19
- 2 Corinthians 7:4, 10:6
- Galatians 5:14
- Ephesians 1:23, 3:19, 4:10, 5:18
- Philippians 1:11, 2:2, 4:18, 4:19
- Colossians 1:9, 1:25, 2:10, 4:17
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11
- 2 Timothy 1:4
- James 2:23
- 1 John 1:4
- 2 John 1:12
- Revelation 3:2, 6:11
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.