To fill up
ἐμπίμπλημιStrong’s G1705empimplēmi
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Empimplēmi is the Greek word usually translated “has filled”, “filled” and “were filled”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.”
Meaning
Usually translated “has filled”, “filled” and “were filled”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he has filled 1
- filled 1
- they were filled 1
- filling 1
- i shall be filled 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- John 1
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 6:25Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
- John 6:12When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
- Acts 14:17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
- Romans 15:24Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
Greek dictionary
ἐμπίμπλημι empimplēmi · to fill up
ἐμ-πίπλημι (on ἐμπίμπ-, see LS, see word, Bl., § 6, 8), and ἐμπιπλάω (Act.14:17), [in LXX chiefly for מָלֵא, שָׂבַע ;] to fill full, fill up, satisfy: with accusative of person(s) and genitive of thing(s), Luk.1:53, Act.14:17; pass., Luk.6:25, Jhn.6:12; metaphorically, with genitive of person(s), to take one's fill of: Rom.15:24 (cf. Dan LXX Su 32).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “filled” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FILL'ED, participle passive
Made full; supplied with abundance.
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.