πληρόω
“to fill, make full, fill to the full”
Primary meaning: to fill, make full, fill to the full, to fill. Strong's: 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.. Lexical nuances: to fill , make full , fill to the full , c. acc.; of things: pass. ( σαψήνη , φάραγξ ), Mt 13:48 , Lk 3:5 (LXX) ; fig., Mt 23:32 ; but chiefly of immaterial things: πᾶσαν χρείαν , Phl 4:19 ; ἦχος ἐπλήρωσε τ. οἶκον , Ac 2:2 ; c. gen. rei (cl.), Ac 5:28 ; pass., seq. ἐκ , Jo 12:3 (cf. B1., § 36, 4); π. τ. καρδίαν , Jo 16:6 , Ac 5:3 ; metaph., of the all-pervading activity of Christ, Eph 4:10 ; mi...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G4134 (πλήρης);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: H4390 -> πληρόω (to fill, make full, fill to the full)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where πληρόω (pleroo) carries significant theological or narrative weight.