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Lexicon :: Strong's G4138 - plērōma

Aa
πλήρωμα
Transliteration
plērōma (Key)
Pronunciation
play'-ro-mah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:298,867

Strong’s Definitions

πλήρωμα plḗrōma, play'-ro-mah; from G4137; repletion or completion, i.e. (subjectively) what fills (as contents, supplement, copiousness, multitude), or (objectively) what is filled (as container, performance, period):—which is put in to fill up, piece that filled up, fulfilling, full, fulness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G4138 in the following manner: fulness (13x), full (1x), fulfilling (1x), which is put in to fill up (1x), pierce that filled up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G4138 in the following manner: fulness (13x), full (1x), fulfilling (1x), which is put in to fill up (1x), pierce that filled up (1x).

  1. that which is (has been) filled

    1. a ship inasmuch as it is filled (i.e. manned) with sailors, rowers, and soldiers

    2. in the NT, the body of believers, as that which is filled with the presence, power, agency, riches of God and of Christ

  2. that which fills or with which a thing is filled

    1. of those things which a ship is filled, freight and merchandise, sailors, oarsmen, soldiers

    2. completeness or fulness of time

  3. fulness, abundance

  4. a fulfilling, keeping

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλήρωμα plḗrōma, play'-ro-mah; from G4137; repletion or completion, i.e. (subjectively) what fills (as contents, supplement, copiousness, multitude), or (objectively) what is filled (as container, performance, period):—which is put in to fill up, piece that filled up, fulfilling, full, fulness.
STRONGS G4138:
πλήρωμα, πληρώματος, τό (πληρόω), the Sept. for מְלֹא;
1. etymologically it has a passive sense, that which is (or has been) filled; very rarely so in classical Greek: a ship, inasmuch as it is filled (i. e. manned) with sailors, rowers, and soldiers; ἀπό δύο πληρωματων Ἐμάχοντο, Lucian, ver. hist. 2, 37; πέντε εἶχον πληρώματα, ibid. 38. In the N. T. the body of believers, as that which is filled with the presence, power, agency, riches of God and of Christ: τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Ephesians 4:13 (see ἡλικία, 1 c. (cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 3 N. T; Buttmann, 155 (136))); Ephesians 1:23; εἰς πᾶν τό πλήρωμα τοῦ Θεοῦ, that ye may become a body wholly filled and flooded by God, Ephesians 3:19 (but WH marginal reading reads πληρωθῇ πᾶν τό
2. that which fills or with which a thing is filled: so very frequently in classical Greek from Herodotus down; especially of those things with which ships are filled, freight and merchandise, sailors, oarsmen, soldiers (cf. our 'complement' (yet cf. Lightfoot as below, p. 258f)) (of the animals filling Noah's ark, Philo de vit. Moys. ii. § 12); πλήρωμα πόλεως, the inhabitants or population filling a city, Plato, de rep. 2, p. 371 e.; Aristotle, polit. 3, 13, p. 1284{a}, 5; 4,4, p. 1291a, 17; others. So in the N. T. ἡ γῆ καί τό πλήρωμα αὐτῆς, whatever fills the earth or is contained in it, 1 Corinthians 10:26, 28 Rec. (Psalm 23:1 (Ps. 24:1); Ps 49:12 (Ps. 50:12); Jeremiah 8:16; Ezekiel 12:19, etc.; τό πλήρωμα τῆς θαλάσσης, Psalm 95:11 (Ps. 96:11); 1 Chronicles 16:32); κοφίνων πληρώματα, those things with which the baskets were filled, (basketfuls), Mark 6:43 T Tr WH (on this passive, cf. Lightfoot as below, p. 260); also σπυρίδων πληρώματα, Mark 8:20; the filling (Latincomplementum) by which a gap is filled up, Matthew 9:16; Mark 2:21; that by which a loss is repaired, spoken of the reception of all the Jews into the kingdom of God (see ἥττημα, 1), Romans 11:12. Of time (see πληρόω, 2 b. α.), that portion of time by which a longer antecedent period is completed; hence, completeness, fullness, of time: τοῦ χρόνου, Galatians 4:4; τῶν καιρῶν, Ephesians 1:10 (on which see οἰκονομία).
3. fullness, abundance: John 1:16; Colossians 1:19; Colossians 2:9; full number, Romans 11:25.
4. equivalent to πλήρωσις (see καύχημα, 2), i. e. a fulfilling, keeping: τοῦ νόμου (see πληρόω, 2 c. α.), Romans 13:10. For a full discussion of this word see Fritzsche, Ep. ad Romans, ii., p. 469ff; (especially Lightfoot's Commentary on Colossians, p. 257ff).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
16:32
Psalms
23:1; 24:1; 49:12; 50:12; 95:11; 96:11
Jeremiah
8:16
Ezekiel
12:19
Matthew
9:16
Mark
2:21; 6:43; 8:20
John
1:16
Romans
11:12; 11:25; 13:10
1 Corinthians
10:26; 10:28
Galatians
4:4
Ephesians
1:10; 1:23; 3:19; 4:13
Colossians
1:19; 2:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4138 matches the Greek πλήρωμα (plērōma),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:43 - and they picked G142 up twelve G1427 full G4138 baskets G2894 of the broken G2801 pieces, G2801 and also of the fish. G2486

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:20 - “When G3753 I broke the seven G2033 for the four G5070 thousand, G5070 how G4214 many G4214 large G4711 baskets G4711 full G4138 of broken G2801 pieces G2801 did you pick G142 up?” And they *said G3004 to Him, “Seven.” G2033

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:16 - For of His fullness G4138 [fn]we have all G3956 received, G2983 and [fn]grace G5485 upon grace. G5485

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:12 - Now G1161 if G1487 their transgression G3900 is riches G4149 for the world G2889 and their failure G2275 is riches G4149 for the Gentiles, G1484 how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 will their [fn]fulfillment G4138 be!

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10 - Love G26 [fn]does G2038 no G3756 wrong G2556 to a neighbor; G4139 therefore G3767 love G26 is the fulfillment G4138 of the law. G3551

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:29 - I know G6063 that when I come G2064 to you, I will come G2064 in the fullness G4138 of the blessing G2129 of Christ. G5547

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:26 - FOR THE EARTH G1093 IS THE LORD’S G2962, AND [fn]ALL G4138 IT CONTAINS G4138.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:4 - But when G3753 the fullness G4138 of the time G5550 came, G2064 God G2316 sent G1821 forth G1821 His Son, G5207 born G1096 of a woman, G1135 born G1096 under G5259 [fn]the Law, G3551

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:23 - which G3748 is His body, G4983 the fullness G4138 of Him who fills G4137 all G3956 in all. G3956

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:19 - and to know G1097 the love G26 of Christ G5547 which surpasses G5235 knowledge, G1108 that you may be filled G4137 up to all G3956 the fullness G4138 of God. G2316

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:19 - For [fn]it was the Father’s good G2106 pleasure G2106 for all G3956 the [fn]fullness G4138 to dwell G2730 in Him,

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