ἐκπληρόω
ekplēróō · G1603 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to cause to happen, to make happen, to fulfill
To cause to happen, with the implication of fulfilling some purpose
ExamplesActs 13:33 that God has fulfilled this promise to those of us who are the descendants by raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm: ‘YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE FATHERED YOU.’
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- θεόςGod 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὗτοςthis 1
To or for whomIndirect object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- τέκνονchild, offspring 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- εὐαγγελίζωto tell the good news, to announce the gospel 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- τελέω teléō · G5055 · to complete, to finish, to end
- A common Greek verb for bringing something to completion or fulfillment, closely synonymous with the 'accomplish entirely' sense of ἐκπληρόω but from a different root (τελ- not πληρ-).
- ἐπιτελέω epiteléō · G2005 · to complete, to finish, to end
- A compound of τελέω with intensifying prefix, meaning to fully accomplish or bring to completion, semantically overlapping with ἐκπληρόω's sense of complete fulfillment.
- ποιέω poiéō · G4160 · to do, to perform, to practice
- The most general Greek verb for 'do' or 'accomplish,' often used in contexts of fulfilling or carrying out actions or purposes.
In the other Testament 2 words
- מָלֵא mâlêʼ · H4390 · to be full, to be filled, to fill (with oneself)
- The most common Hebrew verb for 'fulfill' or 'accomplish' (especially of time, prophecy, or purpose), functioning as the natural translation equivalent for Greek compounds of πληρόω including ἐκπληρόω.
- כָּלָה kâlâh · H3615 · to be finished, to be completed, to come to an end
- Hebrew verb emphasizing completion or bringing to an end, a legitimate translation equivalent for the 'accomplish entirely' sense of ἐκπληρόω.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To cause to happen, to make happen, to fulfill13.106
- Used in Acts 13:33, of God fulfilling the promise made to the fathers by raising up Jesus, as also written in the second Psalm.
Word family 22 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : perfect ἐκπεπλήρωκα; to fill full, to fill up completely; metaphorically, τήν…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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