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πλήρωμα

plērōmafulfillmentHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter17 occurrences8 books17 verses

Definition

πλήρωμα, -τος, τό

(πληρόω), [in LXX for מְלֹא ;]

the result of the action involved in πληρόω (Lft., Col., 255 if.; AR, Eph., 255 ff.), hence,

1. in passive sense, that which has been completed, complement, plenitude, fullness (in Xen., Luc., Polyb., al., of a ship's crew or cargo, and by meton. of the ship itself) : John 1:16, Romans 11:12, 25; 15:29, 1 Corinthians 10:26" (LXX) Ephesians 1:23 (AR, 42 ff.) Ephesians 3:19 (AR. 87 ff.) Ephesians 4:13, Colossians 1:19; 2:9; of time, Galatians 4:4, Ephesians 1:10; κοφίνων (σφυρίδων) πληρώματα, basketfuls, Mark 6:43; 8:20.

2. In active sense (= πλήρωσις, as frequently in words of these formations, cf. κτίσις, and see MM, xx);

(a) that which fills up (but see Lft., l.with) : Matthew 9:16, Mark 2:21;

(b) a filling up, completing, fulfilment: Romans 13:10.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πλήρωμα:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

17 total
  1. Matthew 9:16πλήρωμα · patch
    No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
  2. Mark 2:21πλήρωμα · [new] piece
    No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
  3. Mark 6:43πληρώματα
    …and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
  4. Mark 8:20πληρώματα
    “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
  5. John 1:16πληρώματος · fullness
    From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
  6. Romans 11:12πλήρωμα · fullness [bring]
    But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
  7. Romans 11:25πλήρωμα · full number
    I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
  8. Romans 13:10πλήρωμα · [the] fulfillment
    Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
  9. Romans 15:29πληρώματι · [the] fullness
    I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
  10. 1 Corinthians 10:26πλήρωμα · fullness
    …for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
  11. Galatians 4:4πλήρωμα · {had} fully
    But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
  12. Ephesians 1:10πληρώματος · fullness
    …as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
  13. Ephesians 1:23πλήρωμα · fullness
    …which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
  14. Ephesians 3:19πλήρωμα · fullness
    …of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
  15. Ephesians 4:13πληρώματος · full
    …until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
  16. Colossians 1:19πλήρωμα · fullness
    For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
  17. Colossians 2:9πλήρωμα · fullness
    For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.