verb
pimplēomō
Strong’sG4130
I fill
stem pimplē-24 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books8 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
πίμπλημι means to fill, taking a direct object for the thing filled, sometimes with a genitive naming what it is filled with 13; it can be used literally, of a boat filled with fish or a container filled with something poured into it, and passively of a place or crowd becoming full 1.
It is also used, especially in the passive with a genitive, of a person's mind or being filled with an emotion, quality, or spiritual influence — such as fear, wonder, anger, or the Spirit — meaning that this feeling or influence takes possession of someone 1. Strong's likewise notes the figurative sense of being imbued, influenced, or supplied with something 2.
A further, related meaning is to complete or fulfil, used of a period of time running its full course (such as the time before a birth) or of a prophecy being fully accomplished 1. Strong's similarly records the specific use of the word for fulfilling a period of time 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
πίμπλημι,
[in LXX chiefly for מלא, also for שׂבע;] trans. form in pres. and impf. of πλήθω (intrans. in these tenses), which supplies the other tense forms;
SYN.: πληροφορέω, πληρόω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4130 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplay'-tho
to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue, influence, supply)); specially, to fulfil (time)
Froma prolonged form of a primary πλέω (which appears only as an alternate in certain tenses and in the reduplicated form pimplemi);
King Jamesaccomplish, full (…come), furnish.
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
poetry perfect (in present sense) πέπληθα Refs 5th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐπεπλήθει Refs 3rd c.BC+ — _intransitive_ form of πίμπλημι, mostly in present participle, to be full, πλήθει.. νεκύων ἐρατεινὰ ῥέεθρα Refs 8th c.BC+; χεῖρας κρεῶν πλήθοντες having them full of.., Refs 3rd c.BC+; but Ἄναυρος ὄμβρῳ χειμερίῳ πλήθων swollen with winter's rain, ὄμβρῳ being dative of cause, Refs 8th c.BC+; of the full moon, σελήνη πλήθουσα Refs 7th c.BC+ rarely = in a full assembly, Refs 4th c.BC+
II transitive only in later Poets, Refs 3rd c.AD+:—passive, Refs 3rd c.BC+
πίμπλημι,
in present and imperfect formed like{ἵστημι}; Aeolic dialect 3rd.pers. plural πίμπλεισι Refs 7th c.BC+; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive πιμπλῇσι Refs 8th c.BC+; imperative πίμπλη conjecture in Refs 5th c.BC+; participle πιμπλάς Refs 8th c.BC+: imperfect 3rd.pers. plural ἐπίμπλασαν Refs 5th c.BC+: future πλήσω Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist ἔπλησα Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect πλῆσα Refs 8th c.BC+:aorist ἐπλησάμην Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, future πλησθήσομαι NT+5th c.BC+: aorist ἐπλήσθην Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural πλῆσθεν Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect πέπλησμαι Refs 5th c.BC+, 3rd.pers. plural πεπλήαται Refs 7th c.BC+aorist 2 ἐπλήμην, Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular and plural πλῆτο, πλῆντο, Refs 8th c.BC+; optative ἐμ-πλῄμην, -ῇτο, Refs; participle ἐμ-πλήμενος Refs —In the _compound_ ἐμπίμπλημι (which see; more frequently in Prose) the second μ is sometimes dropped, as ἐμπίπλημ; but returns with the augment, as in ἐνεπίμπλασα; compare πίμπρημι:—fill, with genitive of things, fill full of.., τράπεζαν ἀμβροσίης Refs 8th c.BC+; π. τινὰ μένεος, θάρσευς φρένας, Refs 8th c.BC+; δακρύων ἔπλησεν ἐμέ filled me full of tears, Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative of things, fill with.., ἰαχῇ τε φόβῳ τε πάσας πλῆσαν ὁδούς Refs 8th c.BC+; simply, fill, ἰχθύες.. πιμπλᾶσι μυχούς Refs 8th c.BC+
2 fill full, satisfy, glut, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 fill, discharge an office, Refs 4th c.BC+
II middle, fill for oneself, or what is one's own, πλησάμενος οἴνοιο δέπας having filled himself a cup of wine, Refs 8th c.BC+; π. νῆας load ships, Refs; π... θυμὸν ἐδητύος ἠδὲ ποτῆτος fill up, satiate one's desire with..,Refs 5th c.BC+; πεδία πίμπλασθ᾽ ἁρμάτων fill the plain full of your chariots, variant in Refs 5th c.BC+
III passive, to be filled, be full of, τῶν.. ἐπλήσθη πεδίον Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀλκῆς πλῆτο φρέναςRefs 5th c.BC+
III.2 to be filled, satisfied, have enough of a thing, αἱμάτων γένυσιν πλησθῆναι Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τῆς νόσου ξυνουσίᾳ to be wearied of it by being with it, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 of females, become pregnant, Refs 4th c.BC+. (Cf. Sanskritpiparti 'fill', pūrṇá-, Latin plenus, Gothic fulls, etc. 'full'.)
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pimplēitiπλησθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | filled | 1× |
| pimplēalaἔπλησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | filled | 1× |
| pimplēitaἐπλήσθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | filled | 5× |
| pimplēilaἐπλήσθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | filled | 12× |
| pimplēiseiaπλησθῇς | happened · youaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person singular | filled | 1× |
| pimplēiraπλησθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | fulfilled | 1× |
| pimplēarantosπλήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | filled … with | 1× |
| pimplēirantosπλησθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | filled | 2× |
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, 19 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 | pimplēamō | pimplēame | pimplēami | pimplēama | pimplēamē | pimplēamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēasō | pimplēase | pimplēasi | pimplēasa | pimplēasē | pimplēaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēatō | pimplēate | pimplēati | pimplēata | pimplēatē | pimplēatelē |
| we 1st person plural | pimplēanō | pimplēane | pimplēani | pimplēana | pimplēanē | pimplēanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēavō | pimplēave | pimplēavi | pimplēava | pimplēavē | pimplēavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēalō | pimplēale | pimplēali | pimplēala1×ἔπλησαν | pimplēalē | pimplēalelē |
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 | pimplēomō | pimplēome | pimplēomē | pimplēomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēosō | pimplēose | pimplēosē | pimplēoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēotō | pimplēote | pimplēotē | pimplēotelē |
| we 1st person plural | pimplēonō | pimplēone | pimplēonē | pimplēonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēovō | pimplēove | pimplēovē | pimplēovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēolō | pimplēole | pimplēolē | pimplēolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pimplēimi | pimplēima |
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēisi | pimplēisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēiti1×πλησθήσεται | pimplēita5×ἐπλήσθη |
| we 1st person plural | pimplēini | pimplēina |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēivi | pimplēiva |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēili | pimplēila12×ἐπλήσθησαν |
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 | pimplēameiō | pimplēameia | pimplēameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēaseiō | pimplēaseia | pimplēaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēateiō | pimplēateia | pimplēateiē |
| we 1st person plural | pimplēaneiō | pimplēaneia | pimplēaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēaveiō | pimplēaveia | pimplēaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēaleiō | pimplēaleia | pimplēaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pimplēomeiō | pimplēomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēoseiō | pimplēoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēoteiō | pimplēoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | pimplēoneiō | pimplēoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēoveiō | pimplēoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēoleiō | pimplēoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pimplēimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēiseia1×πλησθῇς |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēiteia |
| we 1st person plural | pimplēineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēasōr | pimplēasar | pimplēasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēatōr | pimplēatar | pimplēatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēavōr | pimplēavar | pimplēavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēalōr | pimplēalar | pimplēalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēosōr | pimplēosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēotōr | pimplēotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēovōr | pimplēovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēolōr | pimplēolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēivar |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pimplēamoiō | pimplēamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēasoiō | pimplēasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēatoiō | pimplēatoia |
| we 1st person plural | pimplēanoiō | pimplēanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēavoiō | pimplēavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēaloiō | pimplēaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pimplēomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | pimplēonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pimplēimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pimplēisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pimplēitoia |
| we 1st person plural | pimplēinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pimplēivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pimplēiloia |
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 | pimplēarō | pimplēari | pimplēara | pimplēarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | pimplēorō | pimplēorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | pimplēiri | pimplēira1×πλησθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pimplēarōntos | pimplēarintos | pimplēarantos1×πλήσας | pimplēarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | pimplēorōntos | pimplēorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | pimplēirintos | pimplēirantos2×πλησθεὶς |
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
pimplē 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.
24 occurrences, every one of them listed
pimplēiti“filled”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:15… ouk mē pinateia, kai pneumeu hagieu pimplēiti ēti ek koiliau mētērau autou,… strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from …
pimplēala“filled”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 5:7… ercharantoin sullabera autoi; kai erchala, kai pimplēala amfotereim teim ploieim hōste buthizorō auteim.… help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they …
pimplēita“filled”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular5×
Matthew 22:10… heuriskala, ponēroin tē kai agathoin; kai pimplēita tos gamos anakeiorōntoiu.… good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
Luke 1:41… brefem en ta koilia autau, kai pimplēita pneumeu hagieu tas Elisabet,… in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:57Ta de Elisabet pimplēita tos chronos teu tiktara autan, kai …When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child …
Luke 1:67Kai Zacharios tos patros autou pimplēita pneumeu hagieu kai profēteuata legarōntos;Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
Acts 19:29“filled”kai pimplēita tas polas tau sunchusiau, hormala tē …Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging …
pimplēila“filled”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural12×
Luke 1:23“ended”kai geneta hōs pimplēila tais hēmerais tau leitourgiau autou, aperchata …And when the days of his service were complete …
Luke 2:6… de en te arō autoin ekei pimplēila tais hēmerais teu tiktara autan,While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.
Luke 2:21“completed”Kai hote pimplēila hēmerais oktō teu peritemara auton, kai …When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named …
Luke 2:22“completed”Kai hote pimplēila tais hēmerais tou katharismou autoiu kata …And when the time of purification according to the Law …
Luke 4:28“filled”kai pimplēila pantois thumou en ta sunagōga akouarōntois …… hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.
Luke 5:26… hapantoin kai doxazale ton theon, kai pimplēila fobou legarōntois hoti Horana paradoxeim sēmeron.… amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have …
Luke 6:11autois de pimplēila anoiau, kai dialalale pros allēloin tinem …But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss …
Acts 2:4kai pimplēila pantois pneumeu hagieu, kai archela lalarō …And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began …
Acts 3:10… ta Hōraia Pula teu hiereu, kai pimplēila thambeu kai ekstasiau epi te sumbainarēnte …… of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what …
Acts 4:31… topos en ho ale sunagorēntois, kai pimplēila hapantois teu hagieu pneumeu, kai lalale …… was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke …
Acts 5:17… auto, tas arōntas hairesias toiu Saddoukaioiu, pimplēila zēlou… the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
Acts 13:45horarantois de tois Ioudaiois toin ochloin pimplēila zēlou kai antilegale tei hupo Paulou …… Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted …
pimplēiseia“filled”happened · youaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
Acts 9:17… hoda ha erchose, hopōs anablepaseia kai pimplēiseia pneumeu hagieu.… you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
pimplēira“fulfilled”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Luke 21:22“fulfilled”hoti hēmerais ekdikēsiau houtais alō teu pimplēira panteim teim graforēnteim.For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
pimplēarantos“filled … with”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Matthew 27:48… henos ek autoiu kai labarantos spongon pimplēarantos tē oxeu kai perititharantos kalamo potizate …… ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a …
pimplēirantos“filled”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine2×
Acts 4:8tote Petros pimplēirantos pneumeu hagieu legata pros autoin; Archontoir …Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to …
Acts 13:9Saulos de, tos kai Paulos, pimplēirantos pneumeu hagieu atenizarantos eis auton… Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly …