To fill
πλήθω, πίμπλημιStrong’s G4130plēthō, pimplēmi
Appears in 24 verses of the New Testament
In short
Plēthō, pimplēmi is the Greek word usually translated “were fulfilled”, “were filled” and “was filled”. It appears in 24 verses of the New Testament.
“So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were fulfilled”, “were filled” and “was filled”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- were fulfilled 4
- were filled 4
- was filled 3
- they were filled 3
- having been filled 2
- became full 1
- having filled 1
- he will be filled 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 13
- Acts 9
- Matthew 2
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 27:48And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
- Luke 1:15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
- Luke 1:23And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
- Luke 1:41And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
- Luke 1:57Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
- Luke 1:67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
Greek dictionary
πλήθω, πίμπλημι plēthō, pimplēmi · to fill
πίμπλημι [in LXX chiefly for מָלֵא, also for שָׂבַע ;] trans. form in present and imperfect of πλήθω (intrans. in these tenses), which supplies the other tense forms; to fill: with accusative, Luk.5:7; with accusative and genitive, Mat.27:48; pass., Mat.22:10, Act.19:29; of that which fills or takes possession of the mind : pass., with genitive, Luk.1:15, 41 1:67 4:28 5:26 6:11, Act.2:4 3:10 4:8, 31 5:17 9:17 13:9, 45. Metaphorical (as in LXX for מָלֵא: Gen.29:27, Job.15:32), to complete, fulfil: pass., of prophecy, Luk.21:22; of time, Luk.1:23, 57 2:6, 21-22 (cf. ἐμ-πίμπλημι).† …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fill” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FILL, verb transitive
[Gr. allied perhaps to fold and felt; to stuff; Latin pilus, pileus. We are told that the Gr. to approach, signified originally to thrust or drive, Latin pello, and contracted, it is rendered to fill and is full.]
- Properly, to press; to crowd; to stuff.“FILL the water pots with water:and they filled them to the brim” John 2:7
- To store; to supply with abundance.“Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas” Genesis 1:22
- To cause to abound; to make universally prevalent.“The earth was filled with violence” Genesis 6:11
- To satisfy; to content.“Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?” Matthew 15:33
All definitions and other forms of “fill”
- To glut; to surfeit.
- To make plump; as, in a good season the grain is well filled.
- To press and dilate on all sides or to the extremities; as, the sails were filled.
- To supply with liquor; to pour into; as, to fill a glass for a guest.
- To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or vacancy.
- To hold; to possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the house fills the chair.
- In seamanship, to brace the sails so that the wind will bear upon them and dilate them.
- To fill up, to make full.
- To occupy; to fill Seek to fill up life with useful employments.
- To fill; to occupy the whole extent; as, to fill up a given space.
- To engage or employ; as, to fill up time.
- To complete; as, to fill up the measure of sin. Matthew 23:32
- To complete; to accomplish.“And fill up what is behind of the afflictions of Christ” Colossians 1:24
FILL, verb intransitive
- To fill a cup or glass for drinking; to give to drink.“In the cup which she hath filled, fill to her double” Revelation 18:6
- To grow or become full. corn fills well in a warm season.
- To glut; to satiate.
FILL, noun
Fullness; as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction. Eat and drink to the fill take your fill of joy.
- “The land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill and dwell therein in safety” Leviticus 25:19
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.