Plērōma πλήρωμα

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Plērōma
πλήρωμα
Transliterationplērōma
Strong's numberG4138
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glossfulfillment
Occurrences18 in 18 verses
Most frequent inRomans (4)

Plērōma (Greek πλήρωμα, Strong's G4138) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “fulfillment”. It occurs 18 times in 18 verses of the New Testament.

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) : Jhn.1:16, Rom.11:12, 25 15:29, 1Co.10:26" (LXX) Eph.1:23 (AR, 42 ff.) Eph.3:19 (AR. 87 ff.) Eph.4:13, Col.1:19 2:9; of time, Gal.4:4, Eph.1:10; κοφίνων (σφυρίδων) πληρώματα, basketfuls, Mrk.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) : Mat.9:16, Mrk.2:21;
(b) a filling up, completing, fulfilment: Rom.13:10.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVfulness (13), up (2), which is put in to fill (1), filled (1), full (1), fulfilling (1)
BSBfullness (9), patch (1), piece (1), full number (1), fulfillment (1), fully (1), full (1)

Verses

Every verse with Plērōma, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

John

Romans

1 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Colossians

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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