verb
anaplēramō
Greekἀναπληρόω (anaplēroō)
Strong’sG378
I fill up, make up, fulfill
stem anaplēr-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀνα-πληρόω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for מלא, Le 12:6, al.; also שׁלם (Ge 15:16, III Ki 7:51, Is 60:20), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G378 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-ap-lay-ro'-o
to complete; by implication, to occupy, supply; figuratively, to accomplish (by coincidence ot obedience)
King Jamesfill up, fulfill, occupy, supply.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anaplēritōἀναπληροῦται | happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular | fulfilled | 1× |
| anaplēraviἀναπληρώσετε | will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural | fulfill | 1× |
| anaplēralaἀνεπλήρωσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | made up for | 1× |
| anaplērateiaἀναπληρώσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | make up | 1× |
| anaplēraraἀναπληρῶσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | fill up | 1× |
| anaplērarōtosἀναπληρῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | fills | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaplēramō | anaplērame | anaplērami | anaplērama | anaplēramē | anaplēramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaplērasō | anaplērase | anaplērasi | anaplērasa | anaplērasē | anaplēraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplēratō | anaplērate | anaplērati | anaplērata | anaplēratē | anaplēratelē |
| we 1st person plural | anaplēranō | anaplērane | anaplērani | anaplērana | anaplēranē | anaplēranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplēravō | anaplērave | anaplēravi1×ἀναπληρώσετε | anaplērava | anaplēravē | anaplēravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplēralō | anaplērale | anaplērali | anaplērala1×ἀνεπλήρωσαν | anaplēralē | anaplēralelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaplērimō | anaplērime | anaplērimi | anaplērima | anaplērimē | anaplērimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaplērisō | anaplērise | anaplērisi | anaplērisa | anaplērisē | anaplēriselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplēritō1×ἀναπληροῦται | anaplērite | anaplēriti | anaplērita | anaplēritē | anaplēritelē |
| we 1st person plural | anaplērinō | anaplērine | anaplērini | anaplērina | anaplērinē | anaplērinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplērivō | anaplērive | anaplērivi | anaplēriva | anaplērivē | anaplērivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplērilō | anaplērile | anaplērili | anaplērila | anaplērilē | anaplērilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaplērameiō | anaplērameia | anaplērameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaplēraseiō | anaplēraseia | anaplēraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplērateiō | anaplērateia1×ἀναπληρώσῃ | anaplērateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anaplēraneiō | anaplēraneia | anaplēraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplēraveiō | anaplēraveia | anaplēraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplēraleiō | anaplēraleia | anaplēraleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaplērimeiō | anaplērimeia | anaplērimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaplēriseiō | anaplēriseia | anaplēriseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplēriteiō | anaplēriteia | anaplēriteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anaplērineiō | anaplērineia | anaplērineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplēriveiō | anaplēriveia | anaplēriveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplērileiō | anaplērileia | anaplērileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaplērasōr | anaplērasar | anaplērasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplēratōr | anaplēratar | anaplēratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplēravōr | anaplēravar | anaplēravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplēralōr | anaplēralar | anaplēralēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaplērisōr | anaplērisar | anaplērisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplēritōr | anaplēritar | anaplēritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplērivōr | anaplērivar | anaplērivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplērilōr | anaplērilar | anaplērilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaplēramoiō | anaplēramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaplērasoiō | anaplērasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplēratoiō | anaplēratoia |
| we 1st person plural | anaplēranoiō | anaplēranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplēravoiō | anaplēravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplēraloiō | anaplēraloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaplērimoiō | anaplērimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaplērisoiō | anaplērisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplēritoiō | anaplēritoia |
| we 1st person plural | anaplērinoiō | anaplērinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplērivoiō | anaplērivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplēriloiō | anaplēriloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anaplērarō | anaplērari | anaplērara1×ἀναπληρῶσαι | anaplērarē |
| acted on passive voice | anaplērirō | anaplēriri | anaplērira | anaplērirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anaplērarōtos1×ἀναπληρῶν | anaplēraritos | anaplēraratos | anaplērarētos |
| acted on passive voice | anaplērirōtos | anaplēriritos | anaplēriratos | anaplērirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anaplēr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
anaplēritō“fulfilled”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 13:14“fulfilled”kai anaplēritō autoi tas profēteias Ēsaiou tas legarōtas; Akoa akouavi kai ouk mē suniēkaveia, kai bleparōtois blepavi kai ouk mē horaveia.In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
anaplēravi“fulfill”will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Galatians 6:2“fulfill”allēloiu teim bareim bastazavōr, kai houtōs anaplēravi ton nomon tou Christou.Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
anaplērala“made up for”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 16:17“made up for”chairamō de epi ta parousia Stefanaou kai Fortounatou kai Achaikou, hoti tem humeterem husterēmem houtois anaplērala,I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.
anaplērateia“make up”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Philippians 2:30“make up”hoti dia tem ergem Christou mechris thanatou engizata, paraboleueratos ta psucha hina anaplērateia tem vu husterēmem tau pros min leitourgiau.because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
anaplērara“fill up”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
1 Thessalonians 2:16“fill up”kōluarōtoiu nin tei ethnei lalara hina sōzileia, eis tem anaplērara autoiu tain hamartain pantote. fthanata de epi autoin tas orgas eis telem.hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
anaplērarōtos“fills”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 14:16“fills”epei ean eulogaseiō pneume, tos anaplērarōtos ton topon tou idiōtou pōs legati tem Amēn epi ta sa eucharistia? epeidē tinem legasō ouk oidatē;Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?