To fulfill
πληρόωStrong’s G4137plēroō
Appears in 88 verses of the New Testament
In short
Plēroō is the Greek word usually translated “may be fulfilled”, “it may be fulfilled” and “was fulfilled”. It appears in 88 verses of the New Testament.
“Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:”
Meaning
Usually translated “may be fulfilled”, “it may be fulfilled” and “was fulfilled”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- may be fulfilled 18
- it may be fulfilled 6
- was fulfilled 5
- has been fulfilled 5
- completed 4
- filled 3
- to fulfill 2
- has filled 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 17
- Acts 16
- John 15
- Luke 9
- Romans 6
- Ephesians 4
17 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 John 1:12In contextHaving many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
- Matthew 1:22Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
- Matthew 2:15And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
- Matthew 2:17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
- Matthew 2:23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
- Matthew 3:15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
All 88 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
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; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “complete” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COMPLETE, adjective
- Having no deficiency; perfect.“And ye are complete in him who is the head of all principality and power” Colossians 2:10
- Finished; ended; concluded; as, the edifice is complete
- In botany, a complete flower is one furnished with a calyx and corolla.
All definitions and other forms of “complete”
COMPLETE, verb transitive
- To finish; to end; to perfect; as, to complete a bridge, or an edifice; to complete an education.
- To fill to accomplish; as, to complete hopes or desires.
- To fulfil; to accomplish; to perform; as, the prophecy of Daniel is completed.
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.