verb
anaplēramō
Strong’sG378
I fill up, make up, fulfill
stem anaplēr-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
fill up a void, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ κεχηνὸς τῆς ἑρμηνείας, τοῦ ῥυθμοῦ, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, to be filled up, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 make up, supply, εἴ τι ἐξέλιπον ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς.. ἀμόρφους ἀνατληροῖ ἡ τοῦ λέγειν πιθανότης compensates them, Refs —middle, δώματ᾽ ἀ. fill their houses, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 fill up the numbers of a body, τὴν βουλήνRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τὴν συνηγορίαν fill the place of advocate (left vacant by another), NT+1st c.AD+
4 pay in full, τὰς ὠνάς, of tax-farmers, Refs 2nd c.BC+:—in middle, get paid, receive, ἕως ἀνεπληρώσατο τὴν προῖκαRefs 4th c.BC+
5 use expletive particles, Refs 4th c.BC+
6 fulfil, ἀναπληροῦται ἡ προφητείαNT; of a task, perform, Refs
II passive, to be restored to its former size or state, ἀνεπληρώθη ὁ ἥλιος, after an eclipse, Refs 5th c.BC+being in process of restoration, Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anaplērotōἀναπληροῦται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or 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× |
| anaplērarōntosἀναπληρῶν | 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 140, 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaplēromō | anaplērome | anaplēromē | anaplēromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaplērosō | anaplērose | anaplērosē | anaplēroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplērotō1×ἀναπληροῦται | anaplērote | anaplērotē | anaplērotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anaplēronō | anaplērone | anaplēronē | anaplēronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplērovō | anaplērove | anaplērovē | anaplērovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplērolō | anaplērole | anaplērolē | anaplērolelē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaplēromeiō | anaplēromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaplēroseiō | anaplēroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplēroteiō | anaplēroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anaplēroneiō | anaplēroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplēroveiō | anaplēroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplēroleiō | anaplēroleiē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaplērosōr | anaplērosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplērotōr | anaplērotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplērovōr | anaplērovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplērolōr | anaplērolēr |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaplēromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anaplērosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaplērotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anaplēronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaplērovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anaplēroloiō |
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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anaplērorō | anaplērorē |
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 | anaplērarōntos1×ἀναπληρῶν | anaplērarintos | anaplērarantos | anaplērarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anaplērorōntos | anaplērorēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
anaplērotō“fulfilled”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 13:14kai anaplērotō autoi tas profēteias Ēsaiou tas legarōntas; …… them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but …
anaplēravi“fulfill”will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Galatians 6:2allēloiu teim baroseim bastazavōr, kai houtōs anaplēravi ton nomon tou Christou.… 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”… Achaikou, hoti tem humeterem husterēmem houtois anaplērala,… Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied …
anaplērateia“make up”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Philippians 2:30… thanatou engizata, paraboleuerantos ta psucha hina anaplērateia tem vu husterēmem tau pros min …… of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to …
anaplērara“fill up”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
1 Thessalonians 2:16“fill up”… ethnei lalara hina sōzileia, eis tem anaplērara autoiu tain hamartain pantote. fthanata de …… 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.
anaplērarōntos“fills”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 14:16“fills”epei ean eulogaseiō pneume, tos anaplērarōntos ton topon tou idiōtou pōs legati …Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to …