πληρόω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for מָלֵא ;] 1. to fill, make full, fill to the full, with accusative; (a) of things : pass. (σαψήνη, φάραγξ), Mat.13:48, Luk.3:5" (LXX) ; figuratively, Mat.23:32; but chiefly of immaterial things: πᾶσαν χρείαν, Php.4:19; ἦχος ἐλήρωσε τ. οἶκον, Act.2:2; with genitive of thing(s) (cl.), Act.5:28; pass., before ἐκ, Jhn.12:3 (cf. B1., § 36, 4); π. τ. καρδίαν, Jhn.16:6, Act.5:3; metaphorically, of the all-pervading activity of Christ, Eph.4:10; mid., Eph.1:23; (b) of persons: to fill with, cause to abound in : with genitive of thing(s) (cl.), Act.2:28 (LXX), Rom.15:13; pass., to be filled with, abound in: Eph.3:19, Php.4:18; with genitive of thing(s) (cl.), Act.13:52, Rom.15:14, 2Ti.1:4; with dative (Æsch., al.), Luk.2:40 (with genitive, T), Rom.1:29, 2Co.7:4; with accusative (so in π., see MM, xx), Php.1:11, Col.1:9; before ἐν, Eph.5:18, Col.2:10. 2. to complete; (a) to complete, fulfil: of number, Rev.6:11, WH, tat.; of time (MM, xx), Mrk.1:15, Luk.21:24, Jhn.7:8, Act.7:23, 30 9:23 24:27; ἐυδοκίαν, 2Th.1:11; τ. χαράν, Php.2:2; pass., Jhn.3:29 15:11 16:24 17:13, 1Jn.1:4, 2Jn.12; τ. ἔργα, Rev.3:2; ἡ ὑπακυή, 2Co.10:6; τ. πάσχα, Luk.22:16; (b) to execute, accomplish, carry out to the full: Mat.3:15, Luk.7:1 9:31, Act.12:25 13:25 14:26 19:21, Rom.8:4 13:8 15:19, Gal.5:14, Col.1:25 4:17, Rev.6:11, T, WH, R, mg.; (with) of sayings, prophecies, etc., to bring to pass, fulfil: Mat.1:22 2:15, 17 2:23 4:14 5:17 8:17 12:17 13:35 21:4 26:54, 56 27:9, Mrk.14:49 15:28 (WH, R, txt. om.), Luk.1:20 4:21 24:44, Jhn.12:38 13:18 15:25 17:12 18:9, 32 19:24, 36, Act.1:16 3:18 13:27, Jas.2:23 (cf. Lft., Col., 255 ff.).† (AS)
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G4137 — πληρόω
plēroō · to fulfill · Greek
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Matthew 1:22 · πληρωθῇAll this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:Matthew 2:15 · πληρωθῇwhere he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”Matthew 2:17 · ἐπληρώθηThen what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:Matthew 2:23 · πληρωθῇand he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”Matthew 3:15 · πληρῶσαι“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.Matthew 4:14 · πληρωθῇto fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:Matthew 5:17 · πληρῶσαι.Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.Matthew 8:17 · πληρωθῇThis was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”Matthew 12:17 · πληρωθῇThis was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:Matthew 13:35 · πληρωθῇSo was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”Matthew 13:48 · ἐπληρώθηWhen it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.Matthew 21:4 · πληρωθῇThis took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:Matthew 23:32 · πληρώσατεFill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.Matthew 26:54 · πληρωθῶσινBut how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”Matthew 26:56 · πληρωθῶσινBut this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.Matthew 27:9 · ἐπληρώθηThen what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,Mark 1:15 · πεπλήρωται“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”Mark 14:49 · πληρωθῶσινEvery day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me. But this has happened that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.”Luke 1:20 · πληρωθήσονταιAnd now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”Luke 2:40 · πληρούμενονAnd the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.Luke 3:5 · πληρωθήσεταιEvery valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.Luke 4:21 · πεπλήρωταιand He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”Luke 7:1 · ἐπλήρωσενWhen Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.Luke 9:31 · πληροῦνThey appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.Luke 21:24 · πληρωθῶσινThey will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.Luke 22:16 · πληρωθῇFor I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”Luke 24:44 · πληρωθῆναιJesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”John 3:29 · πεπλήρωται.The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.John 7:8 · πεπλήρωται.Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”John 12:3 · ἐπληρώθηThen Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.John 12:38 · πληρωθῇThis was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”John 13:18 · πληρωθῇ·I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’John 15:11 · πληρωθῇ.I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.John 15:25 · πληρωθῇBut this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’John 16:6 · πεπλήρωκενInstead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.John 16:24 · πεπληρωμένη.¶Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.John 17:12 · πληρωθῇ.While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.John 17:13 · πεπληρωμένηνBut now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.John 18:9 · πληρωθῇThis was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”John 18:32 · πληρωθῇThis was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.John 19:24 · πληρωθῇSo they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.John 19:36 · πληρωθῇ·Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”Acts 1:16 · πληρωθῆναι“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.Acts 2:2 · ἐπλήρωσενSuddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.Acts 2:28 · πληρώσειςYou have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’Acts 3:18 · ἐπλήρωσενBut in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.Acts 5:3 · ἐπλήρωσενThen Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?Acts 5:28 · πεπληρώκατε“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”Acts 7:23 · ἐπληροῦτοWhen Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.Acts 7:30 · πληρωθέντωνAfter forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.Acts 9:23 · ἐπληροῦντοAfter many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,Acts 12:25 · πληρώσαντεςWhen Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.Acts 13:25 · ἐπλήρουAs John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’Acts 13:27 · ἐπλήρωσαν·The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.Acts 13:52 · ἐπληροῦντοAnd the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.Acts 14:26 · ἐπλήρωσαν.From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.Acts 19:21 · ἐπληρώθηAfter these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”Acts 24:27 · πληρωθείσηςAfter two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.Romans 1:29 · πεπληρωμένουςThey have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,Romans 8:4 · πληρωθῇso that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.Romans 13:8 · πεπλήρωκεν·Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.Romans 15:13 · πληρώσαιNow may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.Romans 15:14 · πεπληρωμένοιI myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.Romans 15:19 · πεπληρωκέναιby the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.2 Corinthians 7:4 · πεπλήρωμαιGreat is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.2 Corinthians 10:6 · πληρωθῇAnd we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.Galatians 5:14 · πεπλήρωται,The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”Ephesians 1:23 · πληρουμένου.¶which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.Ephesians 3:19 · πληρωθῆτεof the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.Ephesians 4:10 · πληρώσῃHe who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.Ephesians 5:18 · πληροῦσθεDo not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.Philippians 1:11 · πεπληρωμένοιfilled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.Philippians 2:2 · πληρώσατέthen make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.Philippians 4:18 · πεπλήρωμαιI have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.Philippians 4:19 · πληρώσειAnd my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.Colossians 1:9 · πληρωθῆτεFor this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,Colossians 1:25 · πληρῶσαιI became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,Colossians 2:10 · πεπληρωμένοι,And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.Colossians 4:17 · πληροῖς.¶Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”2 Thessalonians 1:11 · πληρώσῃTo this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,2 Timothy 1:4 · πληρωθῶRecalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.James 2:23 · ἐπληρώθηAnd the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.1 John 1:4 · πεπληρωμένη.We write these things so that our joy may be complete.2 John 1:12 · πεπληρωμένηI have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.Revelation 3:2 · πεπληρωμέναWake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.Revelation 6:11 · πληρωθῶσινThen each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.