To fulfil
ἀναπληρόωStrong’s G0378anaplēroō
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anaplēroō is the Greek word usually translated “is fulfilled”, “filling” and “filled up”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:”
Meaning
Usually translated “is fulfilled”, “filling” and “filled up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- is fulfilled 1
- filling 1
- filled up 1
- you will fulfill 1
- he may fill up 1
- to fill up 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Matthew 1
- Galatians 1
- Philippians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 14:16Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
- 1 Corinthians 16:17I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.
- Galatians 6:2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
- Philippians 2:30Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
Greek dictionary
ἀναπληρόω anaplēroō · to fulfil
ἀνα-πληρόω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for מָלֵא, Lev.12:6, al.; also שָׁלַם (Gen.15:16, 3Ki.7:51, Isa.60:20), etc. ;] 1. to fill up, make full (in π. of completing contracts and making up rent; cf. MM, VGT, see word): τόπον, take one's place (cf. Heb. מָקוֹם שָׁלַם), 1Co.14:16; άμαρτίας, complete the number, 1Th.2:16; τ. νόμον, observe perfectly, Gal.6:2; pass., προφητεία, fulfilled, Mat.13:14. 2. to supply: τό ὑστέρημα, 1Co.16:17, Php.2:30 (Cremer, 838).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “filling” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FILL'ING, participle present
tense Making full; supplying abundantly; growing full.
All definitions and other forms of “filling”
FILL'ING, noun
- A making full; supply.
- The woof in weaving.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.