πλήθω
plḗthō · G4130 · Greek · 24 occurrences
Meanings
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to fill completely, to fill up
To cause something to be completely full
ExamplesMatthew 22:10 “Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.
Matthew 27:48 And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.
Luke 1:15 “For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb.
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to cause to happen, to make happen, to fulfill
To cause to happen, with the implication of fulfilling some purpose
ExamplesLuke 21:22 because these are days of punishment, so that all things which have been written will be fulfilled.
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to complete, to come to an end
To come to the end of a period of time, with the implication of the completion of an implied purpose or plan
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to be completely, to be entirely, to be full of, to be totally
To experience a complete degree of involvement in some event or state
ExamplesLuke 4:28 And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things;
Luke 5:26 And they were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God. They were also filled with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today!”
Luke 6:11 But they themselves were filled with senseless rage, and began discussing together what they might do to Jesus.
How it’s used In 5 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
24 occurrences in 16 groups
- ἡμέραday 4
- Not stated: they 3
- Not stated (participle) 3
- Other words · 13 groups that occur once or twice (15) 15
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πλοῖονboat 1
To or for whomIndirect object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἘλισάβετElisabet 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐπίon+ συμβαίνωto happen 1
- κατάaccording to, against, down+ νόμοςlaw, the Law 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἔτιstill 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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In the other Testament 2 words
- מָלֵא mâlêʼ · H4390 · to be full, to be filled, to fill (with oneself)
- Greek πλήθω and Hebrew מָלֵא are direct translation equivalents denoting the concept of filling or being made full, used both literally (of filling containers or spaces) and figuratively (of completing a period of time or being filled with a quality).
- שָׂבַע sâbaʻ · H7646 · to be satiated, to become satiated, to satisfy (someone with food)
- שָׂבַע (sâbaʻ, H7646) emphasizes satiation and sufficiency ("have enough," "be satiate"), while πλήθω (plḗthō, G4130) focuses on the action of filling to capacity, whether literal (filling a container) or figurative (fulfilling time, imbuing with influence).
Semantic domains 4 entries
- To cause to happen, to make happen, to fulfill13.106
- πλήθω, in a specialized sense, can describe a time or appointed period being fulfilled or completed. Luke's account of Elizabeth's pregnancy records its completion: “Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son” (Luke 1:57, where πλήθω is rendered “had come”).
- To fill completely, to fill up59.38
- Most often, the verb describes something or someone becoming completely filled. Luke's account of Pentecost records the result of the Spirit's coming: “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with different tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out” (Acts 2:4).
- To complete, to come to an end67.70
- The same verb can describe a period of time simply running its course and coming to its end. Luke records the conclusion of Zechariah's priestly service: “When the days of his priestly service were concluded, he went back home” (Luke 1:23).
- To be completely, to be entirely, to be full of, to be totally78.46
- The verb can describe being entirely overcome or overwhelmed by an emotion or state. Luke's account of the synagogue's reaction to Jesus records their fury: “And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things” (Luke 4:28).
Word family 22 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (a lengthened form of the theme ΠΛΑΩ, whence πλέος, πλήρης (cf. Curtius, § 366)): 1…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 entries
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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