πληροφορέω
plērophoréō · G4135 · Greek · 6 occurrences
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
ExamplesLuke 1:1 Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us,
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to proclaim, to tell fully, to proclaim completely
To relate fully the content of a message
Examples2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was rescued out of the lion’s mouth.
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to perform one’s complete duty, to finish fully one’s task, to accomplish satisfactorily
To fully accomplish one’s task
Examples2 Timothy 4:5 But as for you, use self-restraint in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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to be absolutely sure, to be certain, complete certainty
To be completely certain of the truth of something
ExamplesRomans 4:21 and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.
Romans 14:5 One person values one day over another, another values every day the same. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind.
Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of your own, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always striving earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
How it’s used In 3 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
6 occurrences in 4 groups
- Not stated (participle) 3
- ἕκαστοςeach 1
- κήρυγμαpreaching 1
- Not stated: you (one person) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- διακονίαservice, ministry 1
- εἰμίto be 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- διάthrough+ ἐγώI, we 1
- ἐνin+ ἐγώI, we 1
- ἐνin+ θέλημαwill, desire 1
- ἐνin+ νοῦςmind 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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Semantic domains 4 entries
- To cause to happen, to make happen, to fulfill13.106
- πληροφορέω can describe bringing an account or narrative to its completion. Luke's Gospel opens by describing his predecessors' work: “Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us” (Luke 1:1).
- To be absolutely sure, to be certain, complete certainty31.45
- The verb most often describes reaching a settled, complete conviction about something. Paul commends Abraham's faith: “and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform” (Romans 4:21).
- To proclaim, to tell fully, to proclaim completely33.199
- The verb can describe fully carrying out the proclamation of a message. Paul describes his deliverance at his first defense: “But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was rescued out of the lion's mouth” (2 Timothy 4:17).
- To perform one’s complete duty, to finish fully one’s task, to accomplish satisfactorily68.32
- The verb can describe completing an assigned task or ministry in full. Paul instructs Timothy: “But you, be self-controlled in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry” (2 Timothy 4:5).
Word family 22 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon πληροφόρω: (1 aorist imperative πληροφόρησον, infinitive πληροφορησαι (Rom 15:13 L…
a. to cause a thing to be shown to the full: τήν διακονίαν, i. e. to fulfil the ministry in every respect, 2 Tim 4:5 (cf. πληροῦν τήν διακονίαν, Acts 12:25); also τό κήρυγμα, 2 Tim 4:17.
b. "to carry through to the end, accomplish: πράγματα πεπληροφορημενα, things that have been accomplished (Itala and Vulg.completae), Lk 1:1 (cf. ὡς ἐπληρώθη ταῦτα, Acts 19:21) (cf. Meyer edition Weiss at the passage).
c. τινα, to fill one with any thought, conviction, or inclination: (Rom 15:13 L marginal reading (followed by ἐν with the dative of thing): others, πληρόω, which see, 1); hence, to make one certain, to persuade, convince, one (πολλαῖς οὖν λόγοις καί ὅρκοις πληροθορησαντες Μεγαβυζον, extracted from Ctesias () in Photius, p. 41, 29 ((edited by Bekker); but on this passive, see Lightfoot as below)); passive, to be persuaded, Rom 14:5; πληροθορηθεις, persuaded, fully convinced or assured, Rom 4:21; also πεπληροθορήμενοι, Col 4:12 L T Tr WH; οἱ ἀπόστολοι... πληροθορηθεντες διά τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καί πιστωθενθες ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 42, 3 [ET]; frequent so in ecclesiastical writings; to render inclined or bent on, ἐπληροθορηθη καρδία... τοῦ ποιῆσαι τό πονηρόν, Eccl 8:11 (cf. Test xii. Patr., test. Gad 2). The word is treated of fully by Bleek, Brief an d. Heb 2:2, p. 233ff; Grimm in the Jahrbb. f. Deutsche TheoI. for 1871, p. 38ff; (Lightfoot's Commentary on Col 4:12. Cf. also Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word.)
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
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