verb
empimplēomō
Strong’sG1705
I fill up, satisfy
stem empimplē-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 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.
ἐμ-πίπλημι
(on ἐμπίμπ-, v. LS, s.v., Bl., § 6, 8), and ἐμπιπλάω (Ac 14:17), [in LXX chiefly for מָלֵא, שָׂבַע;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1705 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidem-pip'-lay-mee
to fill in (up), i.e. (by implication) to satisfy (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G1722 and the base of G4118;
King Jamesfill.
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
Ionic dialect2nd pers. singular present ἐμπιπλεῖς Refs 5th c.BC+participle -πιπλῶνRefs; 3rd.pers. singular ἐμπιπλέει Refs 5th c.BC+: 1st pers. singular imperfect ἐνεπίμπλων Refs 2nd c.AD+: future -πλήσωRefs 5th c.BC+aorist ἐνέπλησα, Epic dialect subjunctive ἐνιπλήσῃς Refs 8th c.BC+perfect ἐμπέπληκα (see. below):—fill quite full, ἐν ὦν ἔπλησαν τοῦ νεκροῦ τὴν κοιλίην Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ πεδίον, τὴν ὁδόν, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 with genitive, fill full of a thing, ἐμπίπληθι ῥέεθρα ὕδατος Refs 8th c.BC+; τοὺς κοφίνους.. ἐμπίμπλη (imperative) πτερῶν Refs 5th c.BC+
3 fill a hungry man with food, Refs 8th c.BC+
3.b metaphorically, ἐ. τινὰ μύθων Refs 5th c.BC+
4 satiate, τὴν ἀναιδῆ γνώμην αὑτοῦ Refs 4th c.BC+
5 fulfil, accomplish, τὴν αὑτοῦ μοῖραν Refs 5th c.BC+
II middle (with aorist passive), ἐμπίμπλαμαι Refs 5th c.BC+: imperfect ἐνεπιμπλάμην Refs 5th c.BC+: later 3rd.pers. plural ἐνεπιμπλῶντο Refs 1st c.BC+:—fill for oneself or what is one's own, ἐμπλήσατο νηδύν Refs 8th c.BC+; μένεος ἐμπλήσατο θυμόν he filled his heart with rage, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ ἄγγος τοῦ ὕδατος ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 absolutely, eat oneself full, eat one's fill, ἐνιπλησθῆναι ἀνώγει Refs 8th c.BC+
III passive, aorist 1 ἐνεπλήσθην (see. below): aorist 2 ἐνεπλήμην Refs 5th c.BC+; optative ἐμπλῄμην (see. below): pluperfect ἐνεπεπλήμην falsa lectio in Refs 8th c.BC+; φακῆς ἐμπλήμενοςRefs to take my fill of my son with my eyes, i.e. to sate myself with looking on him, Refs 8th c.BC+
III.2 with dative, ἀμπελίνῳ καρπῷ ἐ. to be filled with.., Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 with participle, μισῶν οὔποτ᾽ ἐμπλησθήσομαι γυναῖκας Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔμπλησο λέγων speak thy fill, Refs 5th c.BC+ —The two last constructions are post-Homeric. (Freq. written -πίπλ-, but the evidence of the best codices of _Attic dialect_ writers is in favour of -πίμπλ-.)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| empimplēataἐνέπλησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | filled | 1× |
| empimplēilaἐνεπλήσθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | satisfied | 1× |
| empimplēimeiaἐμπλησθῶ | happened · Iaorist passive subjunctive 1st person singular | enjoyed | 1× |
| empimplēarōntosἐμπιπλῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | filling | 1× |
| empimplēorēntoirἐμπεπλησμένοι | has happened · direct addressperfect middle or passive participle vocative plural masculine | full | 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, 2 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 | empimplēamō | empimplēame | empimplēami | empimplēama | empimplēamē | empimplēamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēasō | empimplēase | empimplēasi | empimplēasa | empimplēasē | empimplēaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēatō | empimplēate | empimplēati | empimplēata1×ἐνέπλησεν | empimplēatē | empimplēatelē |
| we 1st person plural | empimplēanō | empimplēane | empimplēani | empimplēana | empimplēanē | empimplēanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēavō | empimplēave | empimplēavi | empimplēava | empimplēavē | empimplēavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēalō | empimplēale | empimplēali | empimplēala | empimplēalē | empimplēalelē |
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 | empimplēomō | empimplēome | empimplēomē | empimplēomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēosō | empimplēose | empimplēosē | empimplēoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēotō | empimplēote | empimplēotē | empimplēotelē |
| we 1st person plural | empimplēonō | empimplēone | empimplēonē | empimplēonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēovō | empimplēove | empimplēovē | empimplēovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēolō | empimplēole | empimplēolē | empimplēolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empimplēimi | empimplēima |
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēisi | empimplēisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēiti | empimplēita |
| we 1st person plural | empimplēini | empimplēina |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēivi | empimplēiva |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēili | empimplēila1×ἐνεπλήσθησαν |
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 | empimplēameiō | empimplēameia | empimplēameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēaseiō | empimplēaseia | empimplēaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēateiō | empimplēateia | empimplēateiē |
| we 1st person plural | empimplēaneiō | empimplēaneia | empimplēaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēaveiō | empimplēaveia | empimplēaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēaleiō | empimplēaleia | empimplēaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empimplēomeiō | empimplēomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēoseiō | empimplēoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēoteiō | empimplēoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | empimplēoneiō | empimplēoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēoveiō | empimplēoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēoleiō | empimplēoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empimplēimeia1×ἐμπλησθῶ |
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēiteia |
| we 1st person plural | empimplēineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēasōr | empimplēasar | empimplēasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēatōr | empimplēatar | empimplēatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēavōr | empimplēavar | empimplēavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēalōr | empimplēalar | empimplēalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēosōr | empimplēosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēotōr | empimplēotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēovōr | empimplēovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēolōr | empimplēolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēivar |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empimplēamoiō | empimplēamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēasoiō | empimplēasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēatoiō | empimplēatoia |
| we 1st person plural | empimplēanoiō | empimplēanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēavoiō | empimplēavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēaloiō | empimplēaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empimplēomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | empimplēonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empimplēimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | empimplēisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empimplēitoia |
| we 1st person plural | empimplēinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | empimplēivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | empimplēiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | empimplēarō | empimplēari | empimplēara | empimplēarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | empimplēorō | empimplēorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | empimplēiri | empimplēira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | empimplēarōntos1×ἐμπιπλῶν | empimplēarintos | empimplēarantos | empimplēarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | empimplēorōntos | empimplēorēntos1× | ||
| acted on passive voice | empimplēirintos | empimplēirantos |
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
empimplē 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
empimplēata“filled”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:53peinarōntoin empimplēata agatheiu kai ploutarōntoin exapostelata kenoin.He has filled the hungry with good things, but …
empimplēila“satisfied”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 6:12“satisfied”hōs de empimplēila legatō toi mathētoi autou; Sunagavar teim …And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that …
empimplēimeia“enjoyed”happened · Iaorist passive subjunctive 1st person singular1×
Romans 15:24… ekei ean vu prōtem apo mereu empimplēimeia… to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you …
empimplēarōntos“filling”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 14:17… vi huetoin dōarōntos kai kairoin karpoforoin, empimplēarōntos trofēau kai eufrosunēau tain kardiain vu.… rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
empimplēorēntoir“full”has happened · direct addressperfect middle or passive participle vocative plural masculine1×
Luke 6:25“full”ouai vi, tois empimplēorēntoir nun, hoti peinavi. ouai, tois gelarōntoir …Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will …