Strong G378ἀναπληρόω
to fulfil
- Transliteration
- anaplēroō
- Pronunciation
- an-ap-lay-ro'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
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)
[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)
In the Bible
Strong G378 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- supply2
- fulfil2
- fill1
- occupieth1
- shall1
First verses
- Matthew 13:14And 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:
- 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.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀναπληρ-όω,
fill up a void, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 81b, compare 78d)]; τὸ κεχηνὸς τῆς ἑρμηνείας, τοῦ ῥυθμοῦ, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 266.22, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Tim.” 1)]:—passive, to be filled up, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 306b4.)]
2 make up, supply, εἴ τι ἐξέλιπον ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 188e; τὴν ἔνδειαν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1318b22)]; τοὺς.. ἀμόρφους ἀνατληροῖ ἡ τοῦ λέγειν πιθανότης compensates them, [Refs ([prev. author] “fragment” 101:)] —middle, δώματ᾽ ἀ. fill their houses, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 907.)]
3 fill up the numbers of a body, τὴν βουλήν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Publicola” 11, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Vectigalibus” 4.24)]; ἀ. τὴν συνηγορίαν fill the place of advocate (left vacant by another), [NT+1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Crassus” 3, cf. NT.1Cor.14.16.)]
4 pay in full, τὰς ὠνάς, of tax-farmers, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PPar.” 62.5.3 (2nd c.BC))]:—in middle, get paid, receive, ἕως ἀνεπληρώσατο τὴν προῖκα[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.13.)]
5 use expletive particles, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 58.)]
6 fulfil, ἀναπληροῦται ἡ προφητεία[NT (NT.Matt.13.14)]; of a task, perform, [Refs (PPetr. 3p.104.)]
II passive, to be restored to its former size or state, ἀνεπληρώθη ὁ ἥλιος, after an eclipse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.28; ἀναπληρουμένης τῆς φύσεως)]being in process of restoration, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1153a2, compare “HA” 548b18.)]
fill up a void, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 81b, compare 78d)]; τὸ κεχηνὸς τῆς ἑρμηνείας, τοῦ ῥυθμοῦ, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 266.22, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Tim.” 1)]:—passive, to be filled up, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 306b4.)]
2 make up, supply, εἴ τι ἐξέλιπον ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 188e; τὴν ἔνδειαν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1318b22)]; τοὺς.. ἀμόρφους ἀνατληροῖ ἡ τοῦ λέγειν πιθανότης compensates them, [Refs ([prev. author] “fragment” 101:)] —middle, δώματ᾽ ἀ. fill their houses, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 907.)]
3 fill up the numbers of a body, τὴν βουλήν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Publicola” 11, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Vectigalibus” 4.24)]; ἀ. τὴν συνηγορίαν fill the place of advocate (left vacant by another), [NT+1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Crassus” 3, cf. NT.1Cor.14.16.)]
4 pay in full, τὰς ὠνάς, of tax-farmers, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PPar.” 62.5.3 (2nd c.BC))]:—in middle, get paid, receive, ἕως ἀνεπληρώσατο τὴν προῖκα[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.13.)]
5 use expletive particles, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 58.)]
6 fulfil, ἀναπληροῦται ἡ προφητεία[NT (NT.Matt.13.14)]; of a task, perform, [Refs (PPetr. 3p.104.)]
II passive, to be restored to its former size or state, ἀνεπληρώθη ὁ ἥλιος, after an eclipse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.28; ἀναπληρουμένης τῆς φύσεως)]being in process of restoration, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1153a2, compare “HA” 548b18.)]