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plēroō G4137

πληρόω (plēroō) means “to fulfill” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πληρόω Greek · G4137 86 tagged occurrences in 86 verses

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Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4137

πληρόω · plēroō · to fulfill

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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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I fill, fulfill, complete.

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How translators render G4137

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
fulfill 6
to fulfill 5
was fulfilled 5
complete 4
would be fulfilled 4
be fulfilled 3
had passed 3
is fulfilled 3
filled 2
fulfilled 2
and it is now complete 1
are filled 1
are fulfilled 1
be filled 1
brimming 1
come 1
fill 1
fill up 1
fill you with 1
god has fulfilled 1
had fulfilled 1
had happened 1
has filled 1
has fulfilled 1
have fully proclaimed 1
he was filled 1
he will powerfully fulfill 1
i am filled 1
i may be filled 1
i need 1
incomplete 1
is complete 1
it is fulfilled 1
it was full 1
jesus had concluded 1
made complete 1
may be complete 1
might be fulfilled 1
old 1
shall be filled in 1
the full number 1
they fulfilled 1
they had just completed 1
they have become filled with 1
to accomplish 1
to fill 1
to fulfill them 1
to fully proclaim 1
was completing 1
was filled 1
was to fulfill 1
were filled 1
who fills 1
will be fulfilled 1
will supply 1
you complete 1
you have filled 1
you may be filled 1
you will fill 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
might be fulfilled 9
it might be fulfilled 8
fulfilled 5
full 4
is fulfilled 4
was fulfilled 4
filled 3
to fulfil 3
be fulfilled 2
complete 2
fill 2
is 2
may be fulfilled 2
should be fulfilled 2
accomplish 1
after 1
be filled 1
being filled 1
being filled with 1
filleth 1
fulfil 1
fulfil ye 1
full come 1
hath 1
hath filled 1
hath fulfilled 1
have been fulfilled 1
he had ended 1
he hath 1
he might fill 1
i am filled 1
i am full 1
i have fully preached 1
i may be filled 1
it be fulfilled 1
it filled 1
it was full 1
might be full 1
must be fulfilled 1
perfect 1
shall 1
shall be filled 1
shall be fulfilled 1
shall supply 1
they fulfilled 1
they have fulfilled 1
thou fulfil 1
thou shalt make 1
up 1
was filled 1
was full 1
were ended 1
were expired 1
were filled 1
were fulfilled 1
when 1
when they had fulfilled 1
ye have filled 1
ye might be filled 1
ye might be filled with 1

Verses containing G4137

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  1. Acts 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,

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  2. Acts 12:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.

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  3. Acts 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As 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.’

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  4. Acts 13:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  5. Acts 13:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

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  6. Acts 14:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

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  7. Acts 19:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After 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.”

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  8. Acts 24:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.

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  9. Romans 1:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They 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,

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  10. Romans 8:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so 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.

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  11. Romans 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

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  12. Romans 15:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now 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.

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  13. Romans 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

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  14. Romans 15:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    by 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.

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  15. 2 Corinthians 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.

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  16. 2 Corinthians 10:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.

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  17. Galatians 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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  18. Ephesians 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

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  19. Ephesians 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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  20. Ephesians 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

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  21. Ephesians 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

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  22. Philippians 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

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  23. Philippians 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.

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  24. Philippians 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I 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.

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  25. Philippians 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

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  26. Colossians 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For 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,

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  27. Colossians 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

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  28. Colossians 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

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  29. Colossians 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”

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  30. 2 Thessalonians 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To 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,

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  31. 2 Timothy 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.

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  32. James 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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  33. 1 John 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

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  34. 2 John 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I 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.

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  35. Revelation 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.

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  36. Revelation 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then 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.

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