adjective

mestos

Greekμεστός (mestos)

Strong’sG3324

full

stem mest-9 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

full9×

What it means

μεστός, -ή, -όν,

[in LXX: Na 1:10, Ez 37:1 (מָלֵא), Es 5:2, Pr 6:34*;]

full: c. gen. rei, Jo 19:29 21:11, Ja 3:8; metaph., of thoughts and feelings, Mt 23:28, Ro 1:29 15:14, II Pe 2:14, Ja 3:17 (cf. Pr 6:34).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3324 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmes-tos'

replete (literally or figuratively)

Fromof uncertain derivation;

King Jamesfull.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	mestos	mestas2×μεστὴ	mestem2×μεστόν	mestois2×μεστοὶ	mestais	mesteim
object accusative	meston1×μεστὸν	mestan		mestoin2×μεστοὺς	mestain
direct address vocative	mestor	mestar		mestoir	mestair
of, belonging to genitive	mestou	mestau	mesteu	mestoiu	mestaiu	mesteiu
to, for dative	mesto	mesta	meste	mestoi	mestai	mestei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

meststem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

mest 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

Words built on the same stem

mestimō — μεστόω, I fill

Where it appears

9 occurrences, every one of them listed

meston“full”objectaccusative singular1×

John 19:29“full”skeuem keiete oxeu mestem; spongon oun meston teu oxeu hussōpa perititharatois prosferala autou te stome.A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.

mestas“full”subjectnominative singular2×

James 3:8“full”tan de glōssan oudenos damazara dunetō anthrōpoiu; akatastatem kakem, mestas iou thanatēforou.but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:17“full”tas de anōthen sofias prōtem men hagnas atō, epeita eirēnikas, epieikas, eupeithas, mestas eleseu kai karpoiu agathoiu, adiakritas, anupokritas;But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

mestem“full”subject or objectdirect singular2×

John 19:29“full”skeuem keiete oxeu mestem; spongon oun meston teu oxeu hussōpa perititharatois prosferala autou te stome.A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.

John 21:11“full”anabainata oun Simōnos Petros kai helkata tem diktuem eis tan gēan mestem ichthoiu megoiu hekaton pentēkonta treis; kai tosoutoiu arōtoiu ouk schizita tem diktuem.So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.

mestois“full”subjectnominative plural2×

Matthew 23:28“full”houtōs kai vis exōthen men fainivō toi anthrōpoi dikaiois, esōthen de avō mestois hupokrisiau kai anomiau.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Romans 15:14“full”Peithimē de, adelfoir mu, kai autos mis peri vu, hoti kai autois mestois avō agathōsunau, plērirētois pantau gnōsiau, dunerōtois kai allēloin nouthetarō.I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

mestoin“full”objectaccusative plural2×

Romans 1:29“full”plērirētoin panta adikia ponēria pleonexia kakia, mestoin fthonou fonou erau dolou kakoētheiau, psithuristoin,They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

2 Peter 2:14“full”ofthalmoin echarōtois mestoin moichaliau kai akatapaustoin hamartau, deleazarōtois psuchain astēriktain, kardian gumnazirētan pleonexiau echarōtois, katarau tekneim,Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.