Strong G4140πλησμονή
gratification
- Transliteration
- plēsmonē
- Pronunciation
- place-mon-ay'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From a presumed derivative of G4130; a filling up that is (figuratively) gratification: - satisfying.
Detailed definition
πλησμονή, -ῆς, ἡ
(πίμπλημι), [in LXX chiefly for שָׂבֵעַ and cognate forms;]
a filling up, satiety: πρὸς π. σαρκός (RV, against the indulgence of the flesh; but ICC, in l, for the full satisfaction of the flesh, op. cit., 276 ff.), Col.2:23.†
(AS)
(πίμπλημι), [in LXX chiefly for שָׂבֵעַ and cognate forms;]
a filling up, satiety: πρὸς π. σαρκός (RV, against the indulgence of the flesh; but ICC, in l, for the full satisfaction of the flesh, op. cit., 276 ff.), Col.2:23.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4140 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- satisfying1
First verses
- Colossians 2:23Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πλησμον-ή, ἡ,
a being filled, satiety, opposed to ἔνδεια, κένωσις, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 571e, “Smp.” 186c)]; especially with food, repletion, surfeit, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 2.4; οὔτε π. οὔτε μέθη 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.2.40, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Mus.” p.62K.; ἐς πλησμονάς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 1211; ἐν πλησμονῇ τοι Κύπρις, ἐν πεινῶντι δ᾽ οὔ [prev. author] “fragment” 895; ἐσθίειν εἰς π. LXX.Exo.16.3: with _genitive_, τῶν μὲν γὰρ ἄλλων ἐστὶ πάντων π. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 189, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.20; π. ὑγροῦ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 7.62; τιμῆς τε καὶ νίκης 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 586d, etc.; also π. περί τι [prev. author] “Lg.” 837c; π. ἀπό τινος 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 33.)]
II abundance, [LXX (LXX.Pro.3.10, “Geoponica” 1.10.8 (_plural_).)]
a being filled, satiety, opposed to ἔνδεια, κένωσις, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 571e, “Smp.” 186c)]; especially with food, repletion, surfeit, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 2.4; οὔτε π. οὔτε μέθη 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.2.40, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Mus.” p.62K.; ἐς πλησμονάς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 1211; ἐν πλησμονῇ τοι Κύπρις, ἐν πεινῶντι δ᾽ οὔ [prev. author] “fragment” 895; ἐσθίειν εἰς π. LXX.Exo.16.3: with _genitive_, τῶν μὲν γὰρ ἄλλων ἐστὶ πάντων π. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 189, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.20; π. ὑγροῦ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 7.62; τιμῆς τε καὶ νίκης 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 586d, etc.; also π. περί τι [prev. author] “Lg.” 837c; π. ἀπό τινος 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 33.)]
II abundance, [LXX (LXX.Pro.3.10, “Geoponica” 1.10.8 (_plural_).)]